Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (NY HELPS) - 30579

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) (Acute Care) will provide primary health care in collaboration with a licensed physician. They will assess the physical and psychosocial status of residents by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests. They will diagnose illnesses, perform therapeutic measures, and conduct employee’s health examinations according to practice agreements and protocols established with the physician(s).

Notes:

• If failure to maintain license and registration once appointed, action will be taken to be remove incumbent from the position.
• To be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, one cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or be excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If 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), employment may be terminated.
• If appointed, incumbent may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider, obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), and actively participate, as needed, to enable services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid is lost, employment may be terminated.

Minimum Qualifications

Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service that is eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law to Nurse Practitioner Acute Care

Non-Competitive NYS HELPS qualifications: Certification and current registration as a Nurse Practitioner in a specialty practice area by the New York State Education Department.

Preferred Qualifications: The preferred candidate will have experience in a long-term care setting.

Additional Information

Days off: alternate weekends/Friday & Monday

One permanent, competitive full-time appointment, or non-competitive full-time appointment via HELPS.

Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify your transfer eligibility. For more information on transfer types, transfer eligibility criteria, and the current transfer determinants for your title, visit the following website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/title-search/index.cfm

Posted salary range ($164,589-$164,589) includes statutory job rate for PEF Grade 24, plus a geographic pay differential of $40,000, and downstate adjustment of $4,150.

When reviewing qualifications, omissions and vagueness cannot be interpreted in the candidate’s favor. Candidates are responsible for providing accurate and clear descriptions of their experience demonstrating how they meet the minimum qualifications.

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone 518-486-1812 or email doh.sm.reasonable.accommodation@health.ny.gov to make a request.

NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position.

Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.