Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control, (NY HELPS), Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, P25333

New York State Office of Mental Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 79,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse 3 for Infection Control at a prominent psychiatric center. In this vital role, you will spearhead infection control initiatives, ensuring compliance with established standards while educating patients and staff. You will analyze infection data, presenting insights to stakeholders, and serve as a liaison across departments to enhance infection prevention efforts. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in healthcare while enjoying a generous benefits package, including comprehensive insurance and ample paid time off. If you're passionate about patient care and infection control, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Tuition assistance programs

Opportunities for advancement

Paid time off

NYS Retirement programs

Qualifications

• Possession of a valid RN license in New York State is required.
• 3 years of clinical nursing experience, with 1 year in infection control.

Responsibilities

• Manage infection control programs and ensure compliance with standards.
• Analyze infection data and report findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Infection Control

Clinical Nursing

Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Master's Degree in Nursing

Certified in Infection Control (CIC)

Job description

Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control, (NY HELPS), Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, P25333

New York State Office of Mental Health is looking for Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control, (NY HELPS), Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, P25333 in None, NY.
This local job opportunity with ID 3094072796 is live since 2025-03-01 20:26:52.

Duties Description
As a Registered Nurse 3 Infection Control, you would have responsibility for an infection control and prevention program, ensuring its adherence to established infection control standards and policies, and developing an infection control risk assessment and plan, in addition to education programs for patients and staff. You would report on the effectiveness of the program by gathering, analyzing, and presenting infection data, facts, and trends to stakeholders. You would serve in a liaison capacity between all departments and Infection Control Committees or hospital departments responsible for infection control and prevention services.

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and three years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience. One year of this experience must have been primarily working in the development, implementation, or administration of an infection control program.
A bachelor's degree in nursing can be substituted for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; a master’s degree in nursing can substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and possession of a current Certified in Infection Control (CIC) certificate issued by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology can substitute for the one year of infection control program experience.

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.

Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($79,928), an Increase Hiring Rate ($10,536), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000) and downstate adjustment of $3,400. The posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($101,197), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000) and downstate adjustment of $3,400.