Licensed Practical Nurse (NY HELPS), Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, P25759 New

Duties Description

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center has immediate job opportunities for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN). Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

Licensed Practical Nurses are vital members of a multi-disciplinary team focused on providing compassionate care and patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness. LPNs at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, under the direction of a Registered Nurse are:

• Performing nursing care tasks consistent with individual treatment plans
• Administering medication
• Attending to individuals’ personal care needs including daily living and hygiene tasks
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Licensed Practical Nurse if they have:

• License and current registration to practice as a practical nurse in New York State; or
• Limited Permit to practice as a practical nurse in New York State; or
• Application on file for a Limited Permit to practice as a practical nurse in New York State.
  
  

OR

Candidates within State Service can be considered for transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs
  
  

Background checks will be required.

Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for ISU Grade 10 ($43,768), an Increase Hiring Rate ($5,680), Geographic Pay Differential ($13,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($3,400). The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($53,708), Geographic Pay Differential ($13,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($3,400).

Notes:

• If you fail to maintain your license and registration once you are appointed to Licensed Practical Nurse, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
• Credentials will be reviewed at the time of interview.
• Questions regarding requirements for licensure and registration should be directed to the New York State Education Department, Office of the State Board for Nursing, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12237 or by calling 819-181-8009. The State Education Department may also be contacted by e-mail at ou1wvoud@2tzrsdiqp6.com
• 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 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.
• 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 lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.