Nursing Jobs in Parkchester, NY
Schedule: 4-hour shifts, flexible start times (preferred 11 AM – 3 PM) 3 days per week (Monday–Wednesday, Thursday optional) Rate: Competitive Rate Responsibilities: Companionship and socialization Bathing, toileting, grooming, and dressing assistance Ambulation support and fall prevention Meal planning and preparation Laundry and light housekeeping Alzheimer’s/Dementia care and overall well-being monitoring Nutrition reminders and restroom prompting Requirements: MUST be fluent in Italian (family requires full communication) Spanish or Albanian-speaking caregivers also encouraged to apply Experience with dementia care preferred Compassionate, reliable, and attentive to detail Additional Notes: Client is wheelchair-bound and requires mobility assistance. Non-smoking environment, no pets, no allergies. 
$118,726 - $128,120 / year
Duties Description New York Psychiatric Institute has immediate job opportunities for Registered Nurses (RN), previous psychiatric experience is not required. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply. The selected candidate will serve as a member of the Children’s Day Unit at New York State Psychiatric Institute, a day program providing services to adolescents ages 13 to 18 years who require intensive outpatient care. Prior clinical experience as a psychiatric nurse working with children and adolescents is preferred. As Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric, you are a vital member of a multi-disciplinary team focused on providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness. Duties will include but are not limited to: managing patient and research subject admissions; conducting diagnostic interviews and therapeutic interventions with patients, research subjects, and families; administering emergency interventions including patient de-escalation and monitoring; administering medications in collaboration with the medical team; supervising staff; and providing quality nursing care as a member of the multidisciplinary unit team. 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 as a Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric if they have a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State. OR Candidates within State Service can 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 If you would like to join the New York State Psychiatric Institute Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including: Shift Differential for evening & night shifts Nurse Residency Program Alternate Work Schedules 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 18 ($69,964), an Increase Hiring Rate ($9,612), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Down State Adjustment ($4,150). The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($88,970), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000) and the Down State Adjustment ($4,150). 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. 
