Nurse Assessor

Company: Capital District Psychiatric Center
Location: Voorheesville
Posted on: May 18, 2025

Job Description:

Registered Nurse 1, Psychiatric - Nurse Assessor - Crisis Intervention UnitCapital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is currently recruiting Registered Nurses to serve as Nurse Assessors for their Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU). Positions are available on overnight shifts including rotating weekends.The CIU provides 24-hour crisis response to children, adolescents, and adults in the Capital Region. Individuals can be referred by a mobile crisis team, law enforcement, outpatient clinics, local hospitals, or individuals can self-present in a time of crisis. Nurse Assessors will perform the full range of activities as authorized under the scope of practice as a Licensed Registered Nurse and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to triage and assess individuals in a psychiatric emergency room setting including:

• Providing rapid crisis intervention.
• Responding to individual's emergency psychiatric needs and recording significant psychosocial events and/or changes in clinical condition.
• Conducting clinical assessments to determine appropriate interventions, services, and supports, including diagnostic impressions.
• Determining individual discharge needs and providing appropriate community resources.
• Educating individuals and family members on the illness and how to access available resources.
• Collaborating with local hospitals for patient transfer for continued hospitalization and treatment.
• Serving as primary contact for information and coordination of services and treatment for individuals, family members, vocational and educational support providers, other entities including probation, parole, and other community agencies associated with treatment.Minimum Qualifications: NYS License and current registration to practice as a professional nurse.If you would like to join the CDPC Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including:
  • Competitive Salaries with Geographic Pay Differentials: $93,929 - $102,656
  • Shift Differential offered for evening & night shifts
  • Nurse Residency Program
  • Alternate Work Schedules
  • 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 programsThe 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.Background checks required.

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