Registered Nurse 1 (NY HELPS)

Registered Nurse 1

The Registered Nurse 1 will coordinate, direct and provide professional nursing care to residents of the Nursing Home under the direction and supervision of the Nurse Administrator.

Notes:

• Maintaining a current and valid license and/or registration is a condition of employment; failure to do so will result in removal from the position.
• 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. Should an appointee be subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, employment may be terminated.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must possess a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.
• Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health S Veterans Home at Oxford employee with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Registered Nurse 1, Grade 18.
• Transfer: Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service in a position eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, to a Registered Nurse 1, Grade 18.
• Preferred Qualifications: The preferred candidate would have experience in a Long-Term Care setting with a geriatric population.

Additional Comments:

• Candidates must possess a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State. This is a Float charge/supervision position working 1 weekend a month.
• When reviewing qualifications, omissions and vagueness cannot be interpreted in the candidate's favor. Candidates are responsible for providing accurate and clear descriptions of their experience demonstrating how they meet the minimum qualifications.
• One permanent, competitive, full-time appointment, or non-competitive full-time appointment via HELPS.
• Degrees awarded from educational institutions outside of the United States, or its territories must be independently verified for equivalency. Please see for additional information.
• The posted salary range ($96,174 - $105,138) includes statutory hiring rate and an increased hiring salary of $9,196, plus an additional geographic pay differential of $20,000. There is also Shift Differential pay increase (Evening Shift 7%, Night Shift 10%).
• If applicable, the inconvenience pay program of $575 per year will be paid to employees who work four (4) hours or more between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Hours worked between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on an overtime basis are not included for Inconvenience Pay.
• This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.
• We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees' Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...
• The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health's Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: .
• If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone View phone number on click.appcast.io or email to make a request.
• NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.
• For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.