Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control (NY HELPS), Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center, P28177

Are you interested in starting a career with New York State? Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center is recruiting an experienced Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

Infection Control Nurses are proficient in evidence-based nursing practices and function as liaisons between all departments and Infection Control Committees responsible for infection control and prevention services ensuring adherence to all infection control policies and procedures.

Additional duties include:

• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary treatment teams to mitigate potential for infectious disease.
• Developing infection control risk assessment and plan along with educational programs for staff and patients.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the infection control program and revising as needed.
• Leading annual flu prevention, treatment, and reporting.
• Completing of documentation and preparing comprehensive reports.

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 if they are:

• Licensed and currently registered as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and
• 2 years of post-licensure nursing experience. One year of this experience must have been primarily working in the development, implementation, or administration of an infection control program.

Substitution:

• A master’s degree in nursing may substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience
• A doctorate in nursing may substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.
• Possession of a current Certified in Infection Control (CIC) certificate issued by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology may substitute for the one year of infection control program experience.

OR

Candidates within State Service can be considered 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 Information

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.

Additional Comments:

Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($86,031), an Increase Hiring Rate ($11,340), Mid-Hudon Adjustment ($2,150) and Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000). The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($108,921), Mid-Hudon Adjustment ($2,150) and Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000).

Notes:

• If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
• 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.