Community Mental Health Nurse, Rockland Psychiatric Center - Newburgh Service Center, P19933
As a Community Mental Health Nurse, you would work within the framework of a treatment team providing nursing services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness. You would visit the individual's home to identify factors in the social, psychological, and physical environment which may contribute to this individual's disability; make recommendations for emergency or continuing care; suggest alternative treatment plans; teach caretakers/family methods of dealing with emergencies; and provide advice on the availability of medical, social, and housing facilities for the individual in the community. You would intervene in crisis situations and administer emergency treatment; engage in treatment modalities such as health teaching, individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy, or milieu therapy as appropriate; work with appropriate community agencies as necessary and ensure a coordinated team treatment plan. You might supervise and counsel paraprofessional and professional personnel in community mental health activities and participate in the staff development and teaching program of the facility.
Job Function
As a Community Mental Health Nurse, you would work within the framework of a treatment team providing nursing services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness. You would visit the individual's home to identify factors in the social, psychological, and physical environment which may contribute to this individual's disability; make recommendations for emergency or continuing care; suggest alternative treatment plans; teach caretakers/family methods of dealing with emergencies; and provide advice on the availability of medical, social, and housing facilities for the individual in the community. You would intervene in crisis situations and administer emergency treatment; engage in treatment modalities such as health teaching, individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy, or milieu therapy as appropriate; work with appropriate community agencies as necessary and ensure a coordinated team treatment plan. You might supervise and counsel paraprofessional and professional personnel in community mental health activities and participate in the staff development and teaching program of the facility.
Salary Range:
From $74055 to $90169 Annually
Minimum Qualification
Open Competitive:
Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service eligible list for the title. OR Transfer Opportunity:
Candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Community Mental Health Nurse and be eligible for transfer; or be in a comparable title and eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. OR Temporary Appointment:
Community Mental Health Nurse is a continuous recruitment examination. Candidates who are not on the eligible list may apply for this position and if appointed will receive a temporary appointment. Candidates who are not currently on the eligible list must apply online for this examination with the Department of Civil Service at (http:
//www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/oc-cr/20-489.cfm) or complete the NYS-APP application (http:
//www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) and submit it to the Department of Civil Service for scoring. Candidates appointed temporary must receive a score that is reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who are found not qualified, or who do not receive a reachable score may not be retained. You must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State or possess a limited permit to practice nursing in New York State. (If you have a limited permit, you must obtain your New York State license within one year of the date of appointment or action will be taken to remove you from the position.) AND EITHER:
A bachelor's or higher degree in one of the areas listed below 1 AND two years of professional clinical nursing experience, including at least one year as described below 2 OR 30 college credits in the areas listed below 1 IN ADDITION TO an associate's degree in nursing or completion of a three-year nursing program (attach a copy of your college transcript(s) to your NYS APP) AND three years of professional clinical nursing experience, including at least one year as described below 2. 1Acceptable areas include nursing, health care administration, public administration in a health care area, public health, community mental health, community mental health counseling, psychology, sociology, biology, social work or human services. The 30 credits may include up to two statistics courses. Courses/degrees in physical education, recreation therapy, English, history, math, anthropology, languages, etc. are NOT acceptable. 2One year of experience in providing direct services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or alcohol or substance abuse in a COMMUNITY SETTING, e.g., a halfway house, visiting nurse, or a community clinic. SUBSTITUTION:
A master's degree in community mental health may be substituted for this experience only.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Job Function
As a Community Mental Health Nurse, you would work within the framework of a treatment team providing nursing services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness. You would visit the individual's home to identify factors in the social, psychological, and physical environment which may contribute to this individual's disability; make recommendations for emergency or continuing care; suggest alternative treatment plans; teach caretakers/family methods of dealing with emergencies; and provide advice on the availability of medical, social, and housing facilities for the individual in the community. You would intervene in crisis situations and administer emergency treatment; engage in treatment modalities such as health teaching, individual and group psychotherapy, family therapy, or milieu therapy as appropriate; work with appropriate community agencies as necessary and ensure a coordinated team treatment plan. You might supervise and counsel paraprofessional and professional personnel in community mental health activities and participate in the staff development and teaching program of the facility.
Salary Range:
From $74055 to $90169 Annually
Minimum Qualification
Open Competitive:
Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service eligible list for the title. OR Transfer Opportunity:
Candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Community Mental Health Nurse and be eligible for transfer; or be in a comparable title and eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. OR Temporary Appointment:
Community Mental Health Nurse is a continuous recruitment examination. Candidates who are not on the eligible list may apply for this position and if appointed will receive a temporary appointment. Candidates who are not currently on the eligible list must apply online for this examination with the Department of Civil Service at (http:
//www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/oc-cr/20-489.cfm) or complete the NYS-APP application (http:
//www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) and submit it to the Department of Civil Service for scoring. Candidates appointed temporary must receive a score that is reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who are found not qualified, or who do not receive a reachable score may not be retained. You must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State or possess a limited permit to practice nursing in New York State. (If you have a limited permit, you must obtain your New York State license within one year of the date of appointment or action will be taken to remove you from the position.) AND EITHER:
A bachelor's or higher degree in one of the areas listed below 1 AND two years of professional clinical nursing experience, including at least one year as described below 2 OR 30 college credits in the areas listed below 1 IN ADDITION TO an associate's degree in nursing or completion of a three-year nursing program (attach a copy of your college transcript(s) to your NYS APP) AND three years of professional clinical nursing experience, including at least one year as described below 2. 1Acceptable areas include nursing, health care administration, public administration in a health care area, public health, community mental health, community mental health counseling, psychology, sociology, biology, social work or human services. The 30 credits may include up to two statistics courses. Courses/degrees in physical education, recreation therapy, English, history, math, anthropology, languages, etc. are NOT acceptable. 2One year of experience in providing direct services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or alcohol or substance abuse in a COMMUNITY SETTING, e.g., a halfway house, visiting nurse, or a community clinic. SUBSTITUTION:
A master's degree in community mental health may be substituted for this experience only.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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