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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/26/19

Applications Due05/21/19

Vacancy ID65561

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleNurse Practitioner Psychiatry, Rockland Psychiatric Center – Peekskill Service Center, P19333

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade24

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

Salary RangeFrom $115970 to $130474 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8:30 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Westchester

Street Address Rockland Psychiatric Center – Peekskill Service Center

1040 Main Street, Building United Methodist Church

City Peekskill

StateNY

Zip Code10566

Minimum Qualifications Open to all qualified candidates:
Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the eligible list for the title;

OR

Transfer Opportunity: Candidates must have one year permanent competitive 55-b/55-c service as a Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. In order to be eligible for 70.1 transfer, candidates must have one year permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title approved for transfer by the Department of Civil Service that is within two salary grades of the SG-24 level. In addition, candidates must possess a New York State license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse and certification by the New York State Education Department in the Psychiatry specialty area to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.

OR

Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry is a continuous recruitment examination. The minimum qualifications are a New York State License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse and certification by the New York State Education Department in the Psychiatry specialty area to practice as a Nurse Practitioner. Candidates interested in applying for the open competitive opportunity must complete the New York State Application http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) and submit it via email to: omhnurse@omh.ny.gov OR mail to:
New York State Office of Mental Health
Decentralized List Unit
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229

Duties Description As a Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry, you would provide primary health care working in collaboration with a licensed physician or physicians. You would assess the physical and psychosocial status of clients by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests. In accordance with a written practice agreement and written practice protocols that include specialty areas and are agreed upon in advance by you and the physician of record, your work may include the diagnosis of illness and physical conditions and the performance of therapeutic and corrective measures. You may also perform employee health examinations in accordance with the practice agreement and practice protocols. In small medical offices, supervision of subordinate staff may be required.

NOTES:

1. If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.

2. 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.

3. 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 the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Additional Comments Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: 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), which 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 will be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

Additional Comments:
This position requires one evening per week for clinical appointments.

Posted Hiring Salary is the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 24 ($77,187), plus an Increased Hiring Salary ($5,757), and Geographic Differential ($30,000), and the Downstate Adjustment of ($3,026). Posted Job Rate Salary is the sum of the statutory job rate for PS&T Grade 24 ($97,448), plus a Geographic Differential ($30,000), and the Downstate Adjustment of ($3,026).

Generous benefit package includes:

• Paid vacation leave
• Paid personal leave
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Tuition aid
• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision care benefits
• Membership in the New York State and Local Employees'
Retirement System, and
• Various savings plan programs.

This position is at Rockland Psychiatric Center’s Peekskill Service Center located in Westchester County.

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

Name Human Resources Specialist

Telephone

Fax

Email Address omhnurse@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Rockland Psychiatric Center

140 Old Orangeburg Road

City Orangeburg

State NY

Zip Code 10962

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease send your cover letter, resume and NYS-APP. Indicate the Title, Location and the Vacancy ID of the position you are applying for in the subject line and email to omhnurse@omh.ny.gov OR mail to

New York State Office of Mental Health
Decentralized List Unit
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
Please complete and submit the NYS-Application:
http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf

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