Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleRegistered Nurse 2 Community
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $117429 to $136216 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Open to all qualified candidates: Possession of a Registered Nurse license and current registration to practice nursing in New York State;
-AND-
a bachelor’s degree in nursing; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience. One year of this experience must have been providing direct services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, developmental disabilities, addiction, or substance use disorders in a community setting.
Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the eligible list for the title (Community Mental Health Nurse list);
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Transfer Opportunity for qualified employees of New York State: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Registered Nurse 2 Community (formerly Community Mental Health Nurse, Grade 19) and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. In order to be eligible for 70.1 transfer, candidates must have one year of permanent service in a title approved for transfer by the Department of Civil Service that is within two salary grades of the Grade 20 level.
To apply, please complete the New York State Application (http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) and submit it with your other application materials.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
? When applying, please furnish a current daytime telephone number.
? Management reserves the right to determine the number of qualified candidates to be interviewed.
? At the time of offer, you must be ready to accept or decline the position.
? Please submit a current resume with your application detailing your education & experience that reflects your familiarity with the above-referenced duties & responsibilities.
? Although an office is in Orange County, the actual assignment will require working throughout Orange & Sullivan Counties therefore must be willing to travel and have valid driver’s license.
Duties Description • Supports the district as a nursing subject matter expert.
• Maintains expert current knowledge of nursing polocies, processes, standards, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Provides consultation and assistance to the residential teams to properly apply those standards to improve service delivery outcomes.
• Provides training and technical assistance.
• Conducts site visits and audits.
• Completes DQI survey readiness reviews/audits.
• Reviews exit conferences.
• Participates in the Nursing Standards of Practice & Health Service work group.
• Assists in developing SOPs, in accordance with regulatory and policy standards.
• Completes reviews of incidents and investigations (medical, falls, death), as assigned.
• Serves as a committee member to the following committees:
o Incident Review Committee
o Medication Task Force
o Mortality Review Committee
• Works collaboratively with the state operations teams to develop nursing related POCAs.
• Provides ongoing monitoring of service delivery documentation.
• Evaluates program needs, processes, effectiveness, trends, and outcomes.
• Provides coverage of and travel throughout the four counties of the Hudson Valley.
• May be trained to provide CPR training and certification to providers and sub-providers.
• Other duties as assigned.
Additional Comments • The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and Hudson Valley DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
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• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
• Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide their current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
• OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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