Registered Nurse Psychiatric; NY HELPS), Buffalo Psychiatric Center, P27212

Position: Registered Nurse 2 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Buffalo Psychiatric Center, P27212
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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/04/26

Applications Due
06/30/26

Vacancy ID217418

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NY HELPYes

Agency Mental Health, Office of

Title Registered Nurse 2 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Buffalo Psychiatric Center, P27212

Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade
20

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

Salary Range From $104173 to $114121 Annually

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

"Other" Explanation All three shifts.

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Erie

Street Address Buffalo Psychiatric Center

400 Forest Avenue

City Buffalo

StateNY

Zip Code
14213

Duties Description Nurses are vital members of a multi-disciplinary team focused on providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness including:

* Planning and supervising nursing care

Coordinating and providing nursing care

* Conducting nursing assessments

* Preparing, implementing, and modifying nursing care plans

* Providing health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals and families

* Implementing infection control protocols and procedures

* Observing and recording individuals symptoms and care; reporting responses to medications or changes in health

Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric if they have:

* A license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and

* 1 year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience working with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, addiction, or substance use disorder.

OR

Candidates within State Service can be considered for transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments If you would like to join the Buffalo Psychiatric Center and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including:

* Shift Differential for evening & night shifts

* Nurse Residency Program

* Alternate Work Schedules

Additional compensation may apply based on shift assignment. 7% shift differential for evening shift. 10% shift differential for night shift.

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

* NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance

* Access to tuition assistance programs

* Paid time off - 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave

* NYS Retirement programs

A background check will be required.

Additional Comments:

Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 20 ($74,193), an Increase Hiring Rate ($9,980), Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000) and the posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($94,121) and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000).

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.

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