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Join the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center Nursing Team

Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center (KFPC) has immediate job openings for Registered Nurses (RNs). Previous psychiatric experience is not required. Positions are available for day shift – 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM and night shift – 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM; all shifts include working every other weekend.

Nurses at KFPC are vital members of a multi-disciplinary treatment team focused on providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness, including:

Coordinating and providing nursing care
Conducting nursing assessments
Preparing, implementing, and modifying nursing care plans
Providing health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals an families
Implementing infection control protocols and procedures
Observing and recording individuals' symptoms and care; reporting responses to medications or changes in health

KFPC, a Joint Commission-accredited Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility, provides inpatient treatment and rehabilitation to pretrial defendants who were deemed unfit to stand trial and were court ordered for restoration of fitness to stand trial and individuals who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. KFPC is committed to supporting underserved individuals and delivering treatment with respect for each individuals privacy and rights along with activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment for underserved populations.

If you would like to join the KFPC Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including:

Competitive Salaries with Geographic Pay Differentials: $115,147- $124,138
Shift Differential offered for evening & night shifts
Free Parking
Complimentary employee shuttle to and from the MTA 125th Street station
Reimbursement for toll over RFK Bridge
Nurse Residency Program
Nurse Development Program
Tuition Assistance programs
NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
Excellent opportunities for advancement and professional growth
Paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave
NYS Retirement programs

Minimum Qualifications:

Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric

NYS License and current registration to practice as a professional nurse.

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidate’s cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, 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.

Background checks required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $115,147.00 - $124,138.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

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