Registered Nurse 1 Cnyddso

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/18/24

Applications Due07/02/24

Vacancy ID161178

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NY HELPYes

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleRegistered Nurse 1 CNYDDSO

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade18

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

Salary RangeFrom $93929 to $102656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Oneida

Street Address 118 Utica Business Park

City Utica

StateNY

Zip Code13502

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

NY HELPS

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.

If you are hired under the HELPS Program, you will be first be appointed as a temporary employee. In June 2025, if you are performing successfully in the position, your appointment will be changed from temporary to permanent non-competitive. Once you are in permanent status, your official probationary period will begin and you may take any promotion exam for which you are qualified.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

Currently a permanent Registered Nurse 1.

OR

Must be active and reachable on the Civil Service Eligible List for previous title(s) of Nurse 1/Nurse 2.

OR

Registered Nurse 1 - Applicants must possess a license and current registration to practice nursing in New York State.

Transfer opportunity:

• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.

Duties Description Position Description:

The positions will be based out of residential sites or Day Habilitations and provide oversight and hands on assistance, such as administering medications and treatments, providing tube feedings, attending appointments, staff training and other nursing tasks within residential sites. You may be required to provide nursing assessments for some of the individuals and nursing triage (during your shift) within the site. Assist Primary RN1 as needed.

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Duties Description

• ?Monitors individual's medical/health needs and services.

• Provides hand on Medical Care, provide nursing oversight and complete review of items

• Interacts with primary, medical specialists, various clinical staff as necessary.

• Advocate for individuals' health care needs

• Maintains ongoing communication with med liaison/designee

• Provides support to residential staff in maintaining health services for the individuals.

• Utilizes appropriate reporting mechanisms/chain of command in responding to individual and/or staff issues

• Completes follow-up including documentation for individuals post ER/hospital visit follow-up

• Reviews, comments, initials and dates lab, x-ray, consults, etc. If indicated completes follow-up with practitioner.

• Provides necessary documentation regarding home visits within established time frames.

• Follows pressure wound policy and documentation requirements.

• Provides appropriate nursing services and support/oversight to Residential/Day Hab. staff

• Responds to emergency requests as soon as possible (within and outside caseload).

• Completes nursing assessments and related documentation e.g. RN Notes, nursing log book, etc. thoroughly and within

established time frames.

• Provides individual-specific nursing interventions.

• Responds to staff questions regarding individual specific medical/nursing issues.

• PONS are current (for caseload) and signed by staff. All PONS are maintained in computer files.

• Provides health related training/consultation to day program, IES, residential staff.

• Annually for everyone in your caseload, completes review of medical section ISP, medication audit (each home)

• Keeps up to date regarding changes to medical section on ISP

• Responsible for obtaining individual's informed consent for medications, as per BDDSOO Policy.

Provides adequate nursing assessment/supervision of DSAs competency regarding individual -specific nursing delegated procedures including medication administration

• Completes initial medication certification and conducts annual clinical performance evaluations for DSAS for procedures

that include but not limited to medication administration (Annual Clinical Nursing Evaluation of Nursing Delegated

Tasks)

• Provides training for all staff as needed on new/revised medication/policies.

• Provides CMHN, NA and NPC' with certification/recertification information for data base in a timely manner.

• Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation

Provides clinical supervision to LPNs

• Provides adequate nursing supervision and completes performance evaluations (as assigned) regarding individual-

specific nursing procedures.

Maintains professional skills

• Attends Nursing Discipline meetings.

• Attends/completes on-line mandated DDSO training, as well as available discipline specific training.

• Identifies problems and/or opportunities for personal and/or nursing department improvement (s) and contributes to the

development of an action plan.

• Completes special projects/assignments

Additional Comments TITLE: Registered Nurse 1

NUMBER OF POSITITONS: One

SALARY GRADE: SG 18

SALARY: $93,929- $102,656 Annually*

• Registered Nurse 1: $65,001- $ 82,656 Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for Registered Nurse 1 PS&T Grade 18 ($65,001), the increased

hiring rate ($8,928), and Geographic Differential ($20,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($82,656) for Registered Nurse 1 PS&T Grade 18.

NEGOTIATING UNIT: PEF - 05

OFFICE/REGION: OPWDD - Region 2

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: State Operations

LOCATION: Utica Business Park

118 Business Park Drive

Utica, NY 13502

SHIFT/PASS DAYS: 08:00am - 04:30pm

Pass Days: Sat/Sun

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

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax 315-338-0443

Email Address CentralNY.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 8163 Gore Rd

City Rome

State NY

Zip Code 13440

Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION PROCEDURE: Internal CNY DDSO candidates submit PRF-1 form with cover letter/resume. All others submit cover letter and resume by 07/02/2024 to:

Central New York DDSO

Attn: Human Resources

8163 Gore Road

Rome, NY 13440

Fax: 315-338-0443

E-mail: CentralNY.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Please reference the above EOA# 24-170 in all correspondence.

Any questions regarding the duties of this position may be directed to Diana Arnold RNS1 at 315-560-8245.

NYS offers Incredible Benefits!

• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.

• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.

• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.

• Life insurance and Disability insurance.

• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

Paid Holidays and Leave

• Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.

• Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.

• Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.

• Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.

• Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

Health Care Coverage

Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.

Retirement Program

Participate in The NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

Professional Development and Education and Training

NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://goer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.

Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.

OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.

Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or e-mail at Accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

Please Note:

• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.

• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.

• 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.

• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer