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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/29/18

Applications Due12/31/18

Vacancy ID54750

AgencyAddiction Services and Supports, Office of

TitleNurse Practitioner Psychiatric (Richard C. Ward ATC)

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary GradeHourly

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

Salary RangeFrom $42.27 to $42.27 Hourly

Employment Type Per Diem

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Hourly as needed for all shifts.

Hours Per Week 19

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Orange

Street Address 117 Seward Avenue

Building 92 - Suite #12/16

City Middletown

StateNY

Zip Code10940

Minimum Qualifications Transfer Eligible:
A Current New York State License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse and certification by the New York State Education Department to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Candidates must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Failure to maintain licensure, certification and/or Medicaid/Medicare eligibility will result in the termination of employment.

Duties Description The incumbent will perform the following general duties:

• Examine patients to determine the nature of the psychiatric complaint and the treatment to be prescribed;
• Author medication orders and clarify orders when required with nursing;
• Review preadmission psychiatric information to determine psychiatric appropriateness prior to admission;
• Establish the admitting diagnoses and final diagnoses upon discharge;
• Conduct psychiatric examinations, assessments and consultations;
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies,
• Assess and treat patients with co-occurring disorders;
• Function as a member of the treatment team.
• Provide educational lectures/groups to patients and or staff
• Perform other duties as assigned; completion of other tasks to meet ATC needs.

NOTE: The ATC uses a computerized patient record

Richard C. Ward ATC is a Tobacco-Free facility.

Additional Comments Background Investigation Requirements:
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC) that includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

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

Name Christopher Affinati, Human Resources Specialist 1

Telephone (518) 457-2963

Fax (518) 457-4880

Email Address Christopher.Affinati@oasas.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS OASAS Bureau of Human Resources Management

1450 Western Ave., 4th floor

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12203

 

Notes on ApplyingSubmit a fully completed New York State Examination Application (NYS-APP) via email, fax, or regular mail to the address above. NYS-APP found at this link: https://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf

There is no fee for this examination.

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