Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Rochester Psychiatric Center, P27897
State of New York - Mental Health, Office of
Rochester, New York
RN
Posted Sep 4 · New grads welcomed
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in New York is $40/hr, across 878 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Duties Description Rochester Psychiatric Center (RPC) had immediate job opportunities for Registered Nurses (RN), previous psychiatric experience is not required. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.
Nurses at RPC are vital members of a multi-disciplinary treatment team focused on providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness including:
- Coordinating and providing nursing care
- Conducting nursing assessments
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- Preparing, implementing, and modifying nursing care plans
- Providing health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals and families
- Implementing infection control protocols and procedures
- Observing and recording individuals' symptoms and care; reporting responses to medications or changes in health
Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric if they have a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.
OR
Candidates within State Service can be considered for transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Additional Comments If you would like to join the Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including:
- Shift Differential for evening & night shifts. 7%
- shift differential for evening shift. 10%
- shift differential for night shift.
- Nurse Residency Program
- Alternate Work Schedules
All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including
- NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
- Access to tuition assistance programs
- Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
- Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
- NYS Retirement programs
Background checks will be required.
Additional Comments
Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 ($66,951), an Increase Hiring Rate ($9,196), Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000) and the posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($85,138) and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000).
Notes
- If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
- In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
- If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Sourced from a public job board.
“7% shift differential for evening shift. 10% shift differential for night shift. Nurse Residency Program Alternate Work Schedules All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- New York State RN license
Benefits highlights
- Paid holidays
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Vision insurance
Place
- City
- Rochester, New York
- Median rent
- $1,081/mo
- Local household income
- $47,213/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
- Address
- 1000 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Rochester area index 97.0, where 100 is the national average.
Rochester sits on Lake Ontario in western New York, where the Genesee River cuts through downtown. Neighborhoods like Park Avenue offer dining and nightlife. With a strong healthcare sector and easy access to the Finger Lakes, Rochester feels mid-sized and welcoming for an out-of-state RN seeking balance.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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