Director Nursing 3 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Greater Binghamton Health Center, P28176

• Duties Description Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC), a Joint Commission accredited Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility is recruiting a Director Nursing 3 (Psychiatric) to serve as the Chief Nursing Officer and is a member of GBHC’s executive management team. As the Chief Nursing Officer, you will oversee and manage GBHC’s nursing department including nursing and direct care services provided to individuals with mental illness in inpatient, outpatient, residential and community setting including:
• Implementing nursing policies, procedures, programs, goals, and objectives
• Overseeing recruitment, training, and continuing education for nursing and direct care staff
• Monitoring staffing, assignments, and scheduling to ensure quality care
• Ensuring nursing operations are in compliance with laws, regulations, and standards of care
• Preparing for regulatory visits and surveys

• 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 Director Nursing 3 Psychiatric if they have:
• Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and
• Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and
• Six years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience*. Two years of this experience must have been at a managerial level with overall responsibility for the development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing programs and services in a mental health, developmental disabilities, addictions, medical-surgical, or long-term care setting, or psychiatric program in a health care setting. *A master’s degree in nursing may substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a doctorate in nursing may substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience. OR Candidates from within State Service can be eligible to transfer via Sections 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law. To be eligible for transfer under Sections 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service in a title approved for transfer by the Department of Civil Service within two salary grades or one M-grade of the M-1 level. Additional Comments About GBHC GBHC, located in Binghamton, New York, is a community-based mental health facility providing inpatient and outpatient services to adults and children and youth who live in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. GBHC delivers comprehensive, integrated services to hospitalized individuals on four (4) distinct adult units and one (1) unit for children and youth. GBHC’s outpatient services include Transitional Living Residences, Family Care Program with certified homes in the community, clinic services, Mobile Integration Team (MIT), Adolescent Crisis Residence, Adolescent Day Treatment, and OnTrack NY program. GBHC is committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities along with activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment for underserved populations and enable persons with psychiatric illnesses to lead successful lives in the community. About OMH OMH operates the largest state mental health system in the country, with 23 hospitals, 90 clinics, two world-class research institutes, a secure residential center, and a network of community services. OMH hospitals are all Joint Commission-accredited and recognized as among the best mental health hospital systems in the United States. OMH believes everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve mental wellness. This means implementing services and policies to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for historically marginalized, underserved, and unserved populations. If you would like to join GBHC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer:
• Generous paid time off, including thirteen (13) vacation days, eight (8) sick days, and five (5) personal days accrued during the first year of employment; thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
• Option to choose a NYS health insurance plan that meets your needs.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Enrollment in the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) Background checks will be required. Additional Comments: Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for M/C M-4 of $133,245, an Increase Hiring Rate of $23,272, and Geographic Pay Differential of $20,000. The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate of $168,152 and Geographic Pay Differential of $20,000. Notes: 1. Background check is required. Candidates may be required to pay the associated fees. Employment is contingent upon complying with and satisfactorily meeting the background check requirements. 2. It is the candidate’s responsibility to clearly demonstrate how they meet the

. Vague or ambiguous information will not be interpreted in the candidate’s favor. 3. If appointed and you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position. 4.

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates 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. 5. 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.