Registered Nurse 3 Psychiatric Educator (NY HELPS), Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center, P28129

About the role

Are you a Registered Nurse with experience in nurse education and training? Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center is currently recruiting a Registered Nurse 3 (Psychiatric Educator) to plan, design, and develop training curriculum to improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and develop orientation and training curriculum for nursing staff
• Provide on‑the‑job training
• Clinically supervise staff in the provision of nursing services
• Evaluate training needs and modify programs to ensure effective service delivery
• Collaborate with nursing management and multidisciplinary treatment teams to develop and revise policies and procedures and ensure staff competencies are current and in compliance with nursing standards

Requirements

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 if they are:

• Licensed and currently registered as a registered professional nurse in New York State;
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing;
• 2 years of post‑licensure nursing experience, with at least 1 year of clinical nursing experience working with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, addiction, or substance use disorder;
• 1 year of professional nurse educator experience conducting nurse education and training.

Substitution: A master’s degree in nursing may substitute for 1 year of post‑licensure clinical nursing experience; a doctorate in nursing may substitute for 2 years of post‑licensure clinical nursing experience.

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 eligibility: Background checks will be required. To be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot 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 as excluded, you may be terminated. 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 allow billing through Medicare and Medicaid. If you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated.

Benefits

• 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

Pay

Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($82,326), an Increase Hiring Rate ($10,852), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Downstate adjustment ($4,000). The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($104,230), Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000).