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Director Youth Nursing Services

Grade 63

New York State has approximately 1 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Children&Family Svcs, Off of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Youth Nursing Srvs Consultant

    Grade 22

  2. Director Youth Nursing Services

    Grade 63

Summary of Job Description

As a Director of Youth Nursing Services, you would direct and supervise the operation and management of the OCFS nursing program. You would establish and maintain standards, policies and procedures of nursing practices; evaluate and monitor professional clinical nursing staff to ensure competent nursing care; review records for compliance with agency practice/protocol; develop corrective plans of action when necessary; monitor nursing trends; advocate for resources; and recommend operational improvements.

There is no classification standard available at this time for this title. For additional information regarding other titles this will bring you to the NYS Title and Salary Plan. If there is a classification standard available there will be a link under the column labeled STD NO. If no link is available there is no classification standard available at this time for that title.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

Candidates must have:

1.  a license and current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse in New York State; AND
2.  a bachelor's degree in nursing; AND
3.  four years of post-licensure professional clinical nursing experience in a facility or program providing services to people diagnosed with mental illness, developmental disabilities, alcohol and/or substance abuse, or in a residential or community care setting for adult correctional, juvenile justice or forensic mental health clientele. Two years of this experience must have been in a nursing administrative/management position as described below.*

* In order to be deemed qualifying, the administrative/management experience must include at least three of the following: implementing and evaluating health or mental health nursing programs and services; policy and procedure development; ensuring interdisciplinary service integration; establishment of standards of nursing practice and care; quality of care monitoring; facilitation of evidence-based practice; supervision, hiring, training and evaluating nursing staff.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

25-624

How to Apply

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Career Mobility

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