Department of Civil Service

Health and Human Services - Patient Care

Salary Range

NYC Metro - From $39,127 to $47,618
Rest of State - From $36,040 to $44,531

(Salary may differ from what is listed for an agency and/or location. See HELP job postings for specific salary.)

Career Ladder Information

Below is a listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series.

As a Nursing Station Clerk 1, you would be assigned to either inpatient or outpatient units where there is daily contact with patients. In this capacity, you would screen communications by providing relevant information to appropriate personnel, give information on patient condition within existing policies, and direct visitors to the appropriate locations. You would also process physicians orders by recording written orders in charts, Kardex, flag sheets, or directly into a computer file after review by a Registered Nurse; and by filling out medication tickets and pharmacy requisitions. In addition, you would make emergency calls, receive new admissions, prepare and maintain patient charges, maintain a daily log and clinic log, and perform miscellaneous clerical duties as required. You might also be required to pick up and deliver supplies and records for your unit, and may arrange ancillary appointments and patient transport. Nursing Station Clerk 1’s are generally required to work holidays; weekends; and day, evening, and night shifts on a rotating basis.

• Veterans Home At Batavia
• Veterans Home At Montrose
• Veterans Home At Oxford
• State University at Stony Brook
• SUNY Upstate Medical Center
• Veterans Home at NYC
• Health Science Ctr at Brooklyn

You must have had one year of full-time:

Either 1: Clerical experience in a health care setting;

Or 2: Secretarial experience in a health care setting;

Or 3: Patient care experience in a health care setting.

ONLY experience in a health care setting as described above will be considered qualifying.

Non-Qualifying experience examples: Hospital or facility Food Service Worker, Medical Transportation Worker, Insurance Claims Representative, Shelter Worker, Social Worker, Laser Skin Care Technician, Parking Lot Attendant, Janitor, Housekeeper, or Cleaner.