Registered Nurse 1 (NY HELPS

Duties Description

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.

• 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.

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).

• For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

• 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.
    • Additional compensation above the hiring rate may apply depending on the candidates training and experience.