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.

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

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