Assistant Director of Nursing 1 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Capital District Psychiatric Center, P26813

Duties Description

Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting an Assistant Director of Nursing 1 Psychiatric (ADON) to oversee Quality, Education, and Training for all Nursing Staff.

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing 3 (DON), the ADON for Quality, Education, and Training is responsible for developing and monitoring the nursing department training curriculum and competencies, including:

• Monitoring the provision of nursing services to ensure quality care and compliance with nursing philosophy, objectives, policies, and standards in accordance with OMH, The Joint Commission (TJC), Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), facility specific, and other accreditation agency standards.
• Providing nursing-specific technical assistance, guidance, and consultation to facility staff and providers.
• Participating in nursing recruitment and retention efforts.
• Conducting new nurse orientation and participating in training and development of inpatient and outpatient nursing staff.
• Performing quality assurance activities such as performance improvement initiatives, corrective actions, reports and recommends modifications related to the nursing aspects of care, policies, and/or procedures.
• Assisting in preparing for regulatory site visits and surveys.
• Overseeing Nursing Education Programs for all nursing services including, Nursing Students, Nurse Residency Program, Pathway to Excellence
• Developing and assigning training classes that ensure competencies and staff development.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates from outside and within State Service may be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program as an Assistant Director Nursing 1 Psychiatric if they have:

• Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and
• Four years of post-licensure professional clinical nursing experience* working with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, addiction, or substance use disorder. One year of this experience must be at a supervisory level.
• An associate's degree can substitute for two years of specialized experience; a bachelor’s degree can substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree in a related field can substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate in a related field can substitute for six years of experience.
  
  

OR

Candidates from within State service may 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.

Additional Comments:

Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for M/C M-1 ($93,659), an Increase Hiring Rate ($16,008), and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000). The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($118,388), Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000).

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.