Description

Duties Description

Responsible for admissions on their assigned units and review all new admissions documentations within the prescribed time frames. Review all new admission baseline care plans within 24 hours and update comprehensive care plans with changes as necessary. Ensure resident consults, appointments and escorts arrangements are in place and labs, diagnostic studies follow up and documentations are done. Complete all quarterly assessments. Attend all Care Plan meetings for residents on assigned units. Complete residents MDS interviews. Communicate all changes on medications and residents’ condition to family members. Attend all family/residents related meetings. Attend morning meetings with the IDT. Work collaboratively with assigned unit supervisors on all three shifts. Provide guidance and training to all unit staff as needed. Educate residents and families. Contribute to staff eval and counseling.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health Veterans Home at Montrose employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Registered Nurse 2 (Geriatric).

Transfers: Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service

in a position allocated to Grade 18 or above, and that is eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law to Registered Nurse 2 (Geriatric).

Promotion Provisional Appointment: In the absence of an eligible list with three or more candidates willing to accept a position, a temporary provisional appointment may be considered. For provisional appointment, candidates must meet one of the following minimum qualifications: possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience working with a geriatric population.

Open Competitive HELPS qualifications: Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience working with a geriatric population.

Substitution

A bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with geriatric population

Additional Comments

One contingent permanent, competitive, full-time appointment, or non-competitive full-time appointment via HELPS.

Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify your transfer eligibility. For more information on transfer types, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinants for your title, visit the following website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/index.cfm

Degrees awarded from educational institutions outside of the United States, or its territories must be independently verified for equivalency. Please see https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm for additional information.

If there are three or fewer qualified candidates interested in the appointment to this position, a permanent appointment may be made pursuant to Section 52.7 of the Civil Service Law. To be eligible, candidates must be an employee of the Department of Health and have one year of permanent competitive service and have possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience working with a geriatric population.

The posted salary range includes the statutory hiring rate at step 4 and job rate for PS&T Grade 20, plus Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000) and downstate adjustment of $4,000.

Additional compensation may apply based on shift assignment. 7% shift differential for evening shift; 10% shift differential for night shift.

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...
  
  

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone 189-011-1810 or email g69wq@g7af4fj5.com to make a request.

NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.