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Registered Nurse 2 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, 27760

RN

Posted Aug 14 · New grads welcomed

Shift
Nights
Unit
Psych

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
Nights
Orientation
Residency program
Term
Travel
Setting
Behavioral Health
Accepts
RN
Experience
New graduates

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Inside the NY travel range

NY travel postings that state pay run $43/hr to $71/hr, the middle half $51/hr to $64/hr, across 218 postings.

Overtime
$74/hr

About this role

Duties Description Nurses are vital members of a multi-disciplinary team focused on providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness including:

  • Planning and supervising nursing care

Coordinating and providing nursing care

  • Conducting nursing assessments
  • Preparing, implementing, and modifying nursing care plans
  • Providing health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals and families
  • Implementing infection control protocols and procedures
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  • 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 2 Psychiatric if they have possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience working with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, addiction, or substance use disorder.

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 Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including:

  • Shift Differential for evening & night shifts
  • Nurse Residency Program
  • Alternate Work Schedules

Additional compensation may apply based on shift assignment. 7%

  • shift differential for evening shift. 10%
  • shift differential for night shift.

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including

  • NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Access to tuition assistance programs
  • Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
  • NYS Retirement programs

A background check will be required.

Additional Comments

Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 20 ($74,193), an Increase Hiring Rate ($9,980), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($4,000); and the posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($94121), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($4,000).

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.

• Shift Differential for evening & night shifts • Nurse Residency Program • Alternate Work Schedules Additional compensation may apply based on shift assignment. 7% shift differential for evenin· from this posting

Requirements

  • RN
  • New York State RN license
  • Background check
  • Nursing
  • Patient progress tracking
  • Psychiatry
  • RN License
  • Paid holidays
  • Mid-level
  • Healthcare infection prevention and control expertise

Benefits highlights

  • Paid holidays
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Paid sick time
  • Vision insurance
  • ZFPXV

Place

City
Brooklyn, New York
State price level
8% above the national average

New York index 107.9, where 100 is the national average.

Brooklyn blends leafy brownstone streets with vibrant cultural energy. From the waterfront views of DUMBO to the lively dining scene in Williamsburg, the borough offers endless variety. World-class hospitals and strong nursing networks make it a compelling place for out-of-state RNs seeking career growth within a fast-paced, iconic New York lifestyle.

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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.

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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.

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