Registered Nurse 1 (NY HELPS

RN 1

The RN 1 serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team performing various nursing duties, including coordinating and monitoring all aspects of medical care for residents. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide direct nursing care to residents, including comprehensive nursing assessments, administering medications, implementing physician's treatment orders, transcribing orders, and collecting specimens for laboratory analysis or culture.
• Provide health education to residents, their guardians and staff and participate in interdisciplinary support plan meetings.
• Represent nursing on the resident's support team, provide information on nursing needs, consult and coordinate with support teams and other health care disciplines to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate resident's care.
• Provide first aid and emergency nursing care.
• Assess, monitor and document resident's symptoms, conditions, and care, including diet and physical activity. Identify and report resident's responses to medications or changes in health status.
• Monitor resident's medication, ensuring medications are ordered and available for administration.
• Meet documentation standards regarding transcribing physician's orders, nursing progress notes, health charts and support plans.
• Acts as a liaison to community providers to ensure continuity of care, follow up with community providers, when necessary, advocate for resident's needs.
• Participate in discharge planning by securing community appointments to ensure continuity of care.
• Prepare and maintain accurate and detailed reports electronically using Excel and or Word.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Minimum Qualifications:

Transfer:
One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.

Open to the Public:
This title is part of the New York Hiring Emergency Limited Placement Statewide program (NY HELPS) *. For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, if the candidate meets the below NY HELPS minimum qualifications for the position. The qualifications are: possession of a License and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

Salary Schedule is as follows:

$96,147-$105,138
- Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 and Geographic Differential ($20,000).

Benefits of Working for NYS:

Generous benefits package, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF
• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development

Health Care Benefits:

• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost

Additional Benefits:

• New York State Employees' Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• And many more.

Background Investigation Requirements:

1) All prospective employees will be 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.

2) All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to…