New York State Department of Civil Service announces Continuous Recruitment Examination Open to All Qualified Individuals
Nurse 3
- Applications Accepted
- Continuously
- Tests To Be Held
- Periodically
| Exam Number | Exam Title | Salary Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 20-975 | Nurse 3 (Correctional Services) | G-20 |
| 20-838 | Nurse 3 (Geriatric) | G-20 |
| 20-839 | Nurse 3 (Psychiatric) | G-20 |
| 20-840 | Nurse 3 (Psychiatric - Manual Communications) | G-20 |
| 20-841 | Nurse 3 (Psychiatric - Spanish Language) | G-20 |
| 20-842 | Nurse 3 (Rehabilitation) | G-20 |
Upstate Counties with Salary Enhancements
Location |
Beginning Salary |
Job Rate |
Statewide (No Salary Enhancements) |
$56,813 |
$72,076 |
Oxford Veterans Home |
$61,313 |
$76,576 |
Columbia and Greene Counties |
$63,813 |
$79,076 |
Monroe County |
$64,813 |
$80,076 |
Broome and Chemung Counties |
$67,301 |
$76,576 |
Sullivan and Ulster Counties |
$69,684 |
$84,947 |
Dutchess and Orange Counties |
$71,197 |
$86,460 |
Putnam County |
$74,668 |
$86,473 |
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility |
$72,710 |
$87,973 |
Fishkill Correctional Facility |
$71,197 |
$86,460 |
Shift differentials in Upstate Counties range from $400 to $7,000 depending on county. Appointees may also be eligible for $575/year inconvenience pay. Additional monies may be available for advanced qualifications.
Downstate Counties with Salary Enhancements
Location |
Beginning Salary |
Job Rate |
| Helen Hayes Hospital | $72,710 |
$87,973 |
| SUNY Stony Brook | $72,710 |
$87,973 |
| Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties | $76,181 |
$87,973 |
Shift differentials in the Nine-County Greater New York Metropolitan Area range from $3,620 to $4,800 depending on county. Appointees may also be eligible for $575/year inconvenience pay. Additional monies may be available for advanced qualifications.
NO APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE REQUIRED
The Positions
Over half of the positions are located in facilities operated by the Office of Mental Health (OMH). Other agencies utilizing these positions are the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS), State University of New York (SUNY), Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), and Department of Health (DOH). Positions designated as Psychiatric are located only in OMH and OASAS, while those designated as Rehabilitation are located only at DOH's Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw.
Duties
As a Nurse 3 (Correctional Services), you would administer training related to providing quality health care to the patient inmate population and coordinate with other direct care staff and Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's main office to develop department policies and procedures. As a Nurse 3 (Geriatric), you would administer training related to providing quality health care to the geriatric patient population and coordinate with other direct care staff, Veterans' Homes, and the Department of Health to develop department policies and procedures. As a Nurse 3 (Psychiatric), you would be expected to provide direct nursing care to patients with the most severe or complicated psychiatric, chemical dependency, and/or medical problems and act as a consultant, teacher and resource person to lower level nurses and other direct care staff. As a Nurse 3 (Rehabilitation), you would provide direct nursing care to patients in the Special Care, Cardiac and Respiratory Care Units. As a consultant/teacher you would demonstrate and teach all aspects of cardiac, respiratory and rehabilitation nursing. Nurse 3 (Psychiatric) and Nurse 3 (Rehabilitation) are expected to operate with a considerable degree of independence and use professional judgment in solving all but the most difficult nursing care problems.
Minimum Qualifications
On or before the date of filing application:
For Examination No. 20-975 Nurse 3 (Correctional Services): you must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State and have a bachelor's degree in education, health education, nursing, public health, epidemiology, or biological sciences and two years of full-time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience, and six months of experience training nursing staff. Substitution: a master's degree in education, health education, or nursing may be substituted for one year of the post RN clinical nursing experience.
For Examination No. 20-838, Nurse 3 (Geriatric): you must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State and have one of the following: a diploma degree in nursing and 30 college credits beyond the basic RN program toward the completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing and Gerontological Nurse Certification (ANCC) and two years of full-time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience working with a geriatric population; OR an associate's degree in nursing and 30 college credits beyond the associate's degree toward the completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing and Gerontological Nurse Certification (ANCC) and two years of full-time post RN licensure clinical nursing experience working with a geriatric population; OR a bachelor's degree in nursing or health related area and two years of full-time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience working with a geriatric population; OR a master's degree in nursing and one year of full-time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience working with a geriatric population.
For Examination Nos. 20-839, 20-840, and 20-841, Nurse 3 (Psychiatric) and (Language Parenthetics): you must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State and have a bachelor's degree in nursing OR present a notarized letter from the registrar as proof of status as a matriculated senior in a baccalaureate nursing program (you must obtain your degree within one year of the date of appointment or action will be taken to remove you from the position), AND have two years of full-time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, alcoholism, or chemical dependency; OR a master's degree or Doctorate in nursing and one year of full-time post-RN licensure clinical nursing experience.
For Examination No. 20-842, Nurse 3 (Rehabilitation): you must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State and have a bachelor's degree in nursing OR Certification in ALL the following: Arrhythmia; I.V.; Defibrillation; and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), PLUS ONE of the following: Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse; or Critical Care Registered Nurse; or 30 additional college credits toward the completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing AND have four years of full time post RN licensure clinical nursing experience in an acute care or acute rehabilitation setting; OR a master's degree in nursing and three years of full-time post RN licensure clinical nursing experience.
Notes
- If you fail to maintain your registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
- Credentials will be reviewed at the time of interview.
- Questions regarding requirements for licensure should be directed to the New York State Education Department, Office of the State Board for Nursing, 2nd Floor, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234 or by calling (518) 474-3817. The State Education Department may also be contacted at nursebd@mail.nysed.gov.
- Agencies are very interested in candidates who speak Chinese or Spanish or who are skilled in manual communication. If you are considered for appointment to a foreign language position, you will be required to pass a performance test to demonstrate your proficiency in the foreign language. If you are considered for appointment to a manual communication position, you will be required to pass a performance test to demonstrate your proficiency in manual sign language. Proficiency must be at a level that will assure your ability to properly perform the duties of the position.
- Appropriate part-time and volunteer experience, which can be verified, will be accepted on a prorated basis.
- Applicants for positions at any of the Veterans Homes operated by the Department of Health must have no findings of abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident funds listed on the New York State or any state nursing home registry to be considered.
- 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 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.
- If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lost the ability to bill though Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
- Your degree or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the NYS Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. If your degree or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to the Examination Information Desk of the Department of Civil Service for a list of acceptable companies who provide this service. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
Subject of Examination
There will be no written test. If you meet the Minimum Qualifications your education and experience will be evaluated against the general background/critical activities of the position. It is essential that you describe your education and experience as completely as possible on the examination application NYS-APP form. Ambiguity, vagueness or omissions will not be decided in your favor. Do NOT send resumes. If you need more space, attach additional 8��" x 11" sheets, following the same format used on the application form. Your final score will be based on the rating you receive on the evaluation of education and experience. All statements you make on your application are subject to investigation.
Your final score must be 70 or higher in order to pass. Rank on the eligible list will be determined after adding any wartime veterans��� and Civil Service Law Section 85-a credits to your final passing score.
State agencies have an ongoing need for persons qualified for appointment to these positions. Therefore, the agencies listed will accept applications at any time and will rate the education and experience of qualified applicants whenever additional eligibles are needed. Applications received after a rating is completed will be retained for the next rating.
For information about these examinations, write or call any of the facilities or agencies listed.
How to Apply
- Download the examination application NYS-APP form; or
- Email cs.sm.examinfo@cs.ny.gov to request NYS-APP form; or
- Obtain NYS-APP form from a State agency or facility personnel/business office; or
- Request NYS-APP form by calling the Department of Civil Service in the Albany area at 518-457-2487 [press 2, then press 3]; or toll free at 1-877-697-5627 [press 2, then press 3].
Where to Apply
Mail your completed application form, NYS-APP, directly to the agencies or facilities where you wish to be employed, as directed in the listings on the following pages. Do not send application to the New York State Department of Civil Service.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MAIL THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE FACILITY WHERE YOU WISH TO BE EMPLOYED. |
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Alfred State College College of Technology at Delhi Long Island State Veterans Home NYS College of Ceramics at Alfred University State University College of State University College of State University College of State University College of |
State University of New York at Albany State University of New York at Binghamton State University of New York at Buffalo State University of New York at Stony Brook State University of New York University Hospital SUNY College at Brockport
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SUNY College at Buffalo SUNY College at Cortland SUNY College at Fredonia SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY College at New Paltz SUNY College at Old Westbury SUNY College at Oneonta SUNY College at Oswego
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SUNY College at Plattsburgh SUNY College at Potsdam SUNY College at Purchase SUNY Health Science Center at SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome SUNY Maritime College
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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAIL THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE HOSPITAL OR VETERAN HOME WHERE YOU WISH TO BE EMPLOYED. |
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Helen Hayes Hospital New York State Veterans Home at Batavia |
New York State Veterans Home at Montrose New York State Veterans Home at Oxford |
New York State Veterans Home at St. Albans
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NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES MAIL THE COMPLETED APPLICATION WITH A LIST OF TREATMENT CENTERS WHERE YOU WISH TO BE EMPLOYED TO: |
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Bronx Addiction Treatment Center C.K. Post Addiction Treatment Center Creedmoor Addiction Treatment Center
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Dick Van Dyke Addiction Treatment Center John L. Norris Addiction Treatment Center Kingsboro Addiction Treatment Center M. A. Stutzman Addiction Treatment Center |
McPike Addiction Treatment Center Richard C. Ward Addiction Treatment Center Russell E. Blaisdell Addiction Treatment Center
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South Beach Addiction Treatment Center St. Lawrence Addiction Treatment Center
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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
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Bedford Hills Correctional Facility |
Fishkill Correctional Facility |
Mohawk Correctional Facility |
Wende Correctional Facility |
NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH MAIL THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE FACILITY WHERE YOU WISH TO BE EMPLOYED. |
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Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center Bronx Psychiatric Center Buffalo Psychiatric Center Capital District Psychiatric Center Central New York Psychiatric Center Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Elmira Psychiatric Center |
Greater Binghamton Health Center Hutchings Psychiatric Center Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center Manhattan Psychiatric Center Mid-Hudson Psychiatric Center Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center |
Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research New York City Children's Center* * Employment opportunities exist at the Bronx Campus, Brooklyn Campus (1819 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233), and Queens Campus (74-03 Commonwealth Boulevard, Bellerose, NY 11426).�� NYS Psychiatric Institute Pilgrim Psychiatric Center Rochester Psychiatric Center |
Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center Rockland Psychiatric Center Sagamore Children's Psychiatric Center South Beach Psychiatric Center St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center Western NY Children's Psychiatric Center |
NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH SATELLITE UNITS LOCATED IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
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Albion Correctional Facility Attica Correctional Facility Auburn Correctional Facility Bedford Hills Correctional Facility Clinton Correctional Facility Collins Correctional Facility |
Coxsackie Correctional Facility Downstate Correctional Facility Eastern New York Correctional Facility Elmira Correctional Facility Fishkill Correctional Facility |
Five Points C. F. Great Meadow Correctional Facility Green Haven Correctional Facility Groveland Correctional Facility Mid-State Correctional Facility Mohawk Correctional Facility |
Shawangunk Correctional Facility Sing Sing Correctional Facility Sullivan Correctional Facility Upstate Correctional Facility Wende Correctional Facility Woodbourne Correctional Facility
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Additional Information
New York State is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.
Appointment to many positions in State government require candidates to undergo an investigative screening. This may include a thorough character investigation, a Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Record History Check, a Child Abuse Registry clearance, or other similar procedures. Candidates may be fingerprinted and may be required to pay any necessary fees for that procedure. Depending on the nature of the job, the criminal convictions discovered, or any falsified or omitted information revealed, the investigative findings may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment.
Eligibility for Employment
You must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of appointment and throughout your employment with New York State. If appointed, you must produce documents that establish your identity and eligibility to work in the United States, as required by the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Reasonable Accommodations in Testing
It is the policy of the Department of Civil Service, in accordance with the New York State Human Rights Law and the Americans with Disabilities Act, to provide qualified persons with disabilities equal employment opportunity and equal opportunity to participate in and receive the benefits, services, programs, and activities of the Department. It is the policy of the Department to provide such persons reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications as are necessary to provide equal opportunity. Persons with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in an examination must note this on their application. Further information is available from the Test Accommodation Unit of the Department of Civil Service at Testaccommodation@cs.ny.gov.
New York State Residence Is Not Required For Most Positions
However, you must be eligible for employment in the United States.
Continuous Recruitment/Eligible Lists
Candidates who meet the qualifications and pass this examination will have their names placed on the eligible list in the order of final scores, regardless of the date on which they filed or took the test. Generally, the names of qualified candidates will remain on the eligible list for two years. Appeal of ratings will not be allowed as the opportunity for retest exists. The Department of Civil Service reserves the right to terminate this special recruitment program.
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Reissued: 1/13
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