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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/16/23

Applications Due03/30/23

Vacancy ID126504

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleRegistered Nurse 1 CNYDDSO

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $81270 to $97912 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class 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 Onondaga

Street Address 187 N. Concourse

City Syracuse

StateNY

Zip Code13212

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Currently a permanent Registered Nurse 1.

OR

Must be active and reachable on the Civil Service Eligible List for previous title(s) of Nurse 1/Nurse 2.

OR

Registered Nurse 1 – Applicants must possess a license and current registration to practice nursing in New York State.

Transfer opportunity:
Must be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having one year of permanent service in an approved title for transfer; or be in a comparable title and eligible for Section 70.4 transfer.

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The incumbent of this Nurse 2 position will coordinate the delivery of direct support and clinical staff related skill development topics such as medication administration, maintaining health, CPR/First Aid and other topics as across Central New York DDSOO and communicate regularly with supervisors in the agency. Incumbent will serve as a support resource to other divisions and serve on committees as assigned.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, coordinate and instruct the Approved Medication Administration program. This will include travel to the Rome area.
• Teach New Employee related topics including but not limited to: MIPS, Maintaining Good Health, First Aid, CPR and other NEO classes as assigned.
• Plan, coordinate and instruct RN/LPN Orientation.
• Become a certified American Red Cross Professional and basic CPR, First aid and AED instructor.
• Provide remedial medication administration training to staff and/or guidance for state operations RN’s when needed.
• Monitor staff training compliance by utilizing the Statewide Learning Management System and electronic 811s.
• Attend agency Committee meetings, participate in work groups as assigned
• Support the local Traineeship Council for nursing related topics
• Serve as a nursing liaison to support departments.
• Coordinate and conduct Fit Testing for new employees.
• Provide audio-visual and technical assistance and support to staff for trainings, meetings, and video conference.
• Maintain records, rosters, and training activities for all nursing related course work. Support data entry and reporting.
• Other duties, as assigned.


Additional Comments TITLE: Registered Nurse 1

NUMBER OF POSITITONS: One

SALARY GRADE: SG 18

SALARY: $81,270- $97,912 Annually*

*Registered Nurse 1: $61,270- $ 97,912 Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for Registered Nurse 1 PS&T Grade 18 ($61,270) and Geographic Differential ($20,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($77,912) for Registered Nurse 1 PS&T Grade 18.
NEGOTIATING UNIT: PEF - 05

OFFICE/REGION: OPWDD – Region 2

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Division of Administration/Talent Development & Training

LOCATION: 187 Northern Concourse
Syracuse NY

SHIFT/PASS DAYS: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Pass Days: Sat/Sun

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Central New York DDSO

Telephone

Fax 315-473-6658

Email Address cny.jobs@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Human Resources

187 N. Concourse

City Syracuse

State NY

Zip Code 13212

 

Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION PROCEDURE: Internal CNY DDSO candidates submit PRF-1 form with cover letter/resume. All others submit cover letter and resume by 03/30/2023 to:

Central New York DDSO
Attn: Human Resources
187 N. Concourse
Syracuse, NY 13212
Fax: 315-473-6658
E-mail: cny.jobs@opwdd.ny.gov

Any questions regarding the duties of this position may be directed to Tammy Nahumck, Director of Training, at 315-339-0110 X216.

OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

As a participating agency in the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program (HWB), direct care employees may be eligible to earn up to $3000 in bonuses for qualifying service if they meet specific requirements including continuous service during the appropriate vesting periods. For more information on the program, please contact Human Resources 315-339-0110 X208.

If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.

Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
Please Note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order 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 (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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