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

Responsibilities

• 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
• Observing and recording individuals' symptoms and care; reporting responses to medications or changes in health

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 (for candidates within State Service) 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.
• A background check will be required.
• Must not be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program); if appointed and subsequently listed, may be terminated.
• If appointed, may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider, obtain and provide a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number, and actively participate to allow services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid; loss of ability to bill may result in termination.

Benefits

• 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
• 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

Pay

The posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 20 ($77,532), an Increase Hiring Rate ($10,428), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($4,150). The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($98,354), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($4,150).