What are the responsibilities and job description for the EXAM - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NURSE position at Wayne County NY?
$32.48 - $39.48 Hourly
Lyons
T & E Exam
202600035
Behavioral Health
06/15/2026
12/31/2026 5:00 PM Eastern
Description
THIS IS AN EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT TO ESTABLISH AN ELIGIBLE LIST FOR FUTURE OPENINGS - IT IS A TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EXAM (NOT WRITTEN)
This position provides high level community health nursing services as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team. This employee will be responsible for nursing services to patients and their families for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. A Community Mental Health Nurse must have a high level of nursing experience in the mental health field, as well as a high standard of nursing practice.
Examples of Typical Duties
- Visits the clients homes to identify factors in their social, physical and psychological living environments, which may contribute to their disability;
- Provides crisis intervention, including assessment of client safety and initiating a mental hygiene arrest if necessary;
- Provides individual and group psychotherapy and family therapy as appropriate
- Assesses client’s medication needs, such as renewals, medication education, and supervising a medication administration clinic;
- Assists clinic physicians on following up on clients lab work, vital signs, telephone calls, reviewing health screenings;
- Networks with agencies such as social services, schools, primary care physicians and probation to meet all the needs of the clients.
Full Performance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics
Thorough knowledge of the problems and practices of nursing, including psychiatric, clinical nursing; good knowledge of community resources and interpersonal relations; ability to understand problems related to the treatment of the mentally ill persons including adults and children; resourcefulness; initiative; tact; good communication and problem solving skills; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State Registered College or University with a Bachelor’s Degree in nursing and two years of satisfactory public health psychiatric nursing experience in a position requiring the provision of direct services to patients in the community; or
- Graduation from a regionally accredited school of nursing, or Associates Degree in nursing and three years experience in satisfactory public health psychiatric nursing experience in a position requiring the provision of direct services to patients in the community.
- Any equivalent combination of training and experience.
SPECIAL NOTE: EDUCATION: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.
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We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, short-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees may be eligible for some benefits depending on their particular Bargaining Unit Agreement. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
Salary : $32 - $39