Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatry)
Company: NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilit
Location: New York
Posted on: March 14, 2025
Job Description:
Duties DescriptionPRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Nurse Practitioners (Psychiatry) provide psychiatric and
behavioral healthcare, working in collaboration with licensed
psychiatrists, assessing physical and psychosocial status by means
of interview, health and behavioral history, physical examination
and diagnostic tests.
- Work collaboratively with other Psychiatric providers as well
as Psychologists, Nurses and Direct Support Professionals through
the appropriate prescription and management of pharmacologic and
non-pharmacologic interventions.
- Identify, measure, and monitor clinical and related outcomes to
determine the effectiveness of appropriateness of plan of
care.
- Participate in psychiatric peer review meetings as well as
specialized team meetings.LinkedIn:
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QualificationsNew York State License and current registration to
practice as a Registered Professional Nurse AND certification by
the New York State Education Department in the Psychiatry specialty
area to practice as a Nurse Practitioner.Additional CommentsThis
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.
- 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.
- Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the
increased hiring salary and geographic pay differential. Posted
Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for
PS&T Grade 24 ($88,639), Increased Hiring Salary ($23,258), and
Geographic Differential ($25,000).
- The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance
with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and
the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
- 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.
Keywords: NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilit, New York , Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatry), Healthcare , New York, New York
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