Director Nursing 1 Developmental Disabilities

Duties Description

• Manages a DDSOO nursing department; and directs Registered Nurse Supervisor 1, Infection Control Nurse, and other nursing staff in the provision and oversight of nursing services.
• Develops, implements, and modifies nursing policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements and standards of care.
• Collaborates with Central Office Clinical Leadership including Statewide DON 3 and Deputy Director Clinical Operations through community of practice on the development and implementation of standardized OPWDD nursing policies and procedures, and implementation of strategies to drive evidenced-based and best practices to improve quality and drive excellence in nursing practices.
• Provides nursing-specific technical assistance, guidance, and consultation to DDSOO staff and voluntary provider agencies.
• Ensures compliance with established standards of nursing care in accordance with State, federal, and accreditation agency requirements
• Coordinates nursing services with other disciplines and departments to ensure quality, effective, and integrated care.
• Monitors staffing levels, assignments, and scheduling to ensure quality care and effective utilization of staff; identifies and resolves staffing needs; and reviews and recommends schedule adjustments to maintain appropriate levels of care.
• In collaboration with human resources and training staff, participates in and oversees recruitment and hiring processes, and the planning and coordination of training and continuing education programs for nursing and direct care staff. Monitors the licenses and credentials of nursing staff; and ensures that required credentials and levels of continuing education are maintained.
• Serves as the nursing lead and owner on all nursing informatics projects; use off electronic health record and all technologies and tools related to nursing practice.
• Performs quality assurance activities; oversees and evaluates the quality and appropriateness of nursing and direct care services; identifies problem areas and/or opportunities for improvement; and reports and recommends modifications related to nursing aspects of care, policies, and/or procedures.
• Tracks and monitors OT for the Dept.
• Conducts Clinical periodic rounds to the group homes to ensure internal Controls are in place.
• Develops nursing department budgets and monitors expenditures.
• Represents the nursing discipline on various committees and workgroups; and establishes and maintains relationships with local nursing schools and/or other organizations to maximize resources and achieve nursing goals.
• Will serve as an Administrator on Duty (AOD) on a rotational basis.
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

Promotion: possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; a bachelor’s degree in nursing; and one year of service as a Registered Nurse Supervisor 1.

Open Competitive:

Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; a bachelor’s degree in nursing; and two years of post-licensure professional clinical nursing experience. One year of the experience must have been at a supervisory level.

Additional Comments

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.

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.

• Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary, downstate adjustment and geographic pay differential. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for Grade 61 ($90,931), Increased Hiring Salary ($16,008), Downstate Adjustment ($3,400) and Geographic Differential ($35,000). Downstate adjustment and Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($114,940).
• 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.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• 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 or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• 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.
• 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.

• Paid Parental Leave:
  
  

Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

• 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://oer.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 an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated 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.