Registered Nurse 1 (NY HELPS) - 30565, 30708, 30012

Duties

Captures, directs, and provides professional nursing care to residents of the Nursing Home under the direction and supervision of the RN 2 and/or ADON/DON.

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.
• 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. If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licenses and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

Reassignment

• Current New York State Department of Health St. Albans Veterans Home employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Registered Nurse 1, Grade 18.

Transfer

• Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service in a position eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, to a Registered Nurse 1, Grade 18.

Preferred Qualifications

• Long-Term Care Nursing Experience
• Wound Care Experience (a plus)

Additional Comments

• Permanent, competitive full-time appointments, or non-competitive full-time appointments via HELPS.
• Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify their transfer eligibility.
• The posted salary range includes statutory hiring rate at step 4 and job rate for grade 18, plus a geographic pay differential of $35,000 in addition to $4,000 of Downstate Adjustment.
• Inconvenience pay program of $575 per year will be paid to employees who work four (4) hours or more between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Hours worked between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on an overtime basis are not included for Inconvenience Pay. Additional Shift differential of 7% for evening shift and 10% 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...

About the Agency

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The NYS Department of Health is an equal opportunity employer.

Contact Information

Email Address: recruitmentStAlbans@nysvets.org
Address: NYS Veterans Home at St Albans, 178-50 Linden Boulevard, Jamaica, N.Y., 11434
Attn: Human Resources