HELP Program - Job Title Details

Registered Nurse 2 Utilization, G-20

Occupation Group

Health and Human Services - Nursing

Salary Information

Salary Range

NYC Metro - From $117,429 to $126,808
Rest of State - From $99,342 to $108,721

(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.

Title Grade
Registered Nurse 2 Utilization 20
Registered Nurse Supervisor 2 Utilization 25
 

Job Description

The Department of Civil Service's Division of Classification & Compensation has consolidated the majority of registered nurse titles effective December 22, 2022. Please click here for a listing of impacted titles including old and new title information.

As a Registered Nurse 2 (Utilization), you would review, monitor, and analyze the quality and cost of health care provided to individuals in the direct or indirect custody and care of New York State or local governments; you may take actions to improve quality of care and/or use of resources, depending on employing agency and assignment; have substantial contact with other medical professionals and some contact with individuals in care or custody.

Minimum Qualifications

You must meet the requirements below to qualify for this title.

Possession of a license and current registration to practice nursing in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience of which one year was in utilization review and/or discharge planning.

Additional Requirements for Appointment

  1. Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: In some agencies, the names of all prospective employees will be:
    • Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred f rom appointment and may have their names removed f rom the eligible list(s) for the title(s);
    • Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC). All convictions must be reported. Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor or any falsified or omitted information may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of state and federal laws;
    and may be:
    • Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees whose names appear on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
    You will be responsible for payment of all required fees.
  2. Medicaid and Medicare: In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed asan 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.

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