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Registered Nurse 1 (Health Services)

New York State Department of Civil Service · Buffalo, NY · 1 mo ago
On-siteHuman ResourcesFull-time

About the role

Employee Health Service (EHS) is responsible for medical examination services, including pre-employment, fitness-for-duty/return-to-work, and occupational health examinations, for all New York State departments and agencies. In addition, Health Service Nurses perform occupational health screening and immunization services throughout the State. This position will play an important role in helping to ensure the health and safety of employees throughout New York State agencies.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct medical examinations five days per week (Monday through Friday) at the EHS Nurse Station in Buffalo, NY.
  • Travel to agency sites throughout New York State (except Brooklyn and Long Island) to perform TB screening tests, immunization programs, venipunctures, agency referrals, and other occupational health services.
  • Participate in an orientation program in Albany to observe and work in the main EHS clinic.
  • Occasionally travel to Albany for professional training sessions, including overnight stays.
  • Work independently without direct on-site supervision.
  • Travel at least 40% of the time within regional counties to provide occupational health services.
  • Conduct medical diagnostic tests using equipment such as blood pressure cuffs, vision machines, hearing machines, electrocardiography (ECG) machines, and spirometers (pulmonary).
  • Perform phlebotomy, calibrate and adjust instruments, and record test results independently via EMR.
  • Obtain urine samples for drug testing, including chain of custody forms, and package blood and urine specimens.

Minimum Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment; all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title. At a future date, employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive status converted to competitive status without examination and will receive the same rights and privileges as competitive class employees.

Non-competitive Minimum Qualifications (NY HELPS)

  • Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

Reassignment Qualifications

  • Current Department of Civil Service employees with one year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service as a Registered Nurse 1 (Health Services).
  • If less than one year of service, you must be currently reachable on the Registered Nurse 1 (Health Services) eligible list for the Buffalo location, if one exists.

Competitive Qualifications

  • You must be reachable on the current eligible list or eligible for transfer.

70.1 Transfer Qualifications

  • One year of permanent, contingent permanent, or 55 B/C service in a title eligible for transfer and determined to be similar by Civil Service.
  • For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/.

55 B/C Qualifications

  • Individuals certified eligible for the 55 B/C program under the Governor’s Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55 B/C of the Civil Service Law will also be considered.
  • To be considered, you must provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response.
  • You must meet the open competitive qualifications from the most recent examination announcement.

Open Competitive Minimum Qualifications

  • Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State.

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