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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 05/14/19

Applications Due05/28/19

Vacancy ID68954

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleCommunity Mental Health Nurse - EOA #2019-82

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade19

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $79219 to $91682 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Suffolk

Street Address Long Island DDSO - Region 6 - Family Care

45 Mall Drive, Suite #1

City Commack

StateNY

Zip Code11725

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT:
Candidates must be reachable on the current Civil Service List for Community Mental Health Nurse
OR currently permanent in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer per Civil Service Rules & Regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT:
Candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State or possess a limited permit to practice nursing in New York State. (You must obtain your New York State license within one year of appointment or action will be taken to remove you from the position).
AND EITHER
1. A bachelor's or higher degree in one of the areas listed below* AND two years of professional clinical nursing experience, including at least one year as described below**
OR
2. 30 college credits in the areas listed below* IN ADDITION TO an associate’s degree in nursing or completion of a three-year nursing program AND three years of professional clinical nursing experience, including at least one year as described below**

*Acceptable areas including nursing, health care administration, public administration in a health care area, public health, community mental health, community mental health counseling, psychology, sociology, biology, social work or human services. The 30 credits may include up to two statistics courses. Courses/degrees in physical education, recreation therapy, English, history, math, anthropology, languages etc. are NOT acceptable.

**One year of experience in providing direct services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, mental retardation, developmental disabilities, or alcohol or substance abuse in a COMMUNITY SETTING, e.g. a halfway house, visiting nurse, or a community clinic. SUBSTITUTION: A master's degree in community mental health may be substituted for this experience only.

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION: Maintain a caseload of Family Care individuals as Primary Nurse.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Participates in plans to consider moving individuals to Family Care by ensuring that health needs can be adequately addressed in a particular home.

• Reviews the individual's medication regimen.
• Completes Nursing Assessment.
• Provide technical assistance using knowledge and nursing skills to enable FC providers, families, and Service Coordinators to access and/or provide appropriate medical care, obtain equipment, etc. in the community.

2. Visits Family Care home on no less than a quarterly basis to ensure health needs are being met.

3. Visits and/or interfaces with community hospital staff on a weekly basis when Family Care individual is hospitalized.

4. Reviews health care documentation; physical examinations, etc. to ensure routine and/or specialized health services are provided.

5. Assist in training Family Care providers in medication administration and record keeping.

6. Assist team members in clarification of medical procedures, preventive health care, and assist with obtaining appropriate measures for individual in crisis and emergency situations.

7. Assist with obtaining consents from family members and through the Court Consent procedure.

8. Assist in planning for hospital discharges; attend discharge planning meeting to assist the team.

9. Provide on-site visits as required pertaining to individuals and alleged incidents.

10. Will participate in Individual Receiving Services move from one home to another.

11. Participate in special assignments as required.

Additional Comments Please Note: The starting salary for this title reflects the Increased Hiring Salary, Downstate Adjustment, and Geographic Pay Differential. $79,219- $91,682 Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 19 ($59,671), Increased Hiring Salary ($5,641), Downstate Adjustment ($3,026), and Geographic Pay Differential ($12,871). Downstate Adjustment and Geographic Pay Differential added to the job rate ($75,785) for PS&T Grade 19.

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Name Human Resources - Long Island OPWDD

Telephone 631-326-4497

Fax 631-493-1719

Email Address LongIsland.HR@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 45 Mall Drive - Suite #1

City Commack

State NY

Zip Code 11725

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit cover letter and résumé by May 28, 2019.
PLEASE REFERENCE THE ABOVE EOA #2019-82 IN ALL CORRESPONDENCE.

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