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Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric, (NY HELPS), Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, P27759

Posted Aug 14 · New grads welcomed

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Psych · Behavioral Health
License
RN licenseNew York State RN license
Term
Travel

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What it pays

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In range for New York travel rolesNew York travel postings that state pay run $87k/yr to $150k/yr, the middle half $106k/yr to $133k/yr, across 314 postings.
Overtime pay
$66/hr

Benefits

  • Paid holidays
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Opportunities for advancement
More benefits (8)
  • Paid sick time
  • Vision insurance
  • medical insurance
  • tuition assistance
  • paid vacation days
  • paid personal days
  • paid sick leave
  • shift differential

Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation
Residency program

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State of New York - Mental Health, Office of
Hiring organization

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

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Duties Description Kingsboro Psychiatric Center had immediate job opportunities for Register Nurses (RN), previous psychiatric experience is not required. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric, you are a vital member 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:

  • 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
  • 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 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

Recruitment is for all three shifts.

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, & 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 ($35,000), and Downstate Adjustment of ($4,000). The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($85,138) Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Downstate Adjustment of ($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.

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