Community Mental Health Nurse

Job Description *This position will be filled provisionally pending Civil Service T&E Exam. Please visit Wayne County NY website for additional information.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A). Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State Registered College or University with a Bachelor's Degree in nursing and two years of satisfactory public health psychiatric nursing experience in a position requiring the provision of direct services to patients in the community; or B.) Graduation from a regionally accredited school of nursing, or Associates Degree in nursing and three years experience in satisfactory public health psychiatric nursing experience in a position requiring the provision of direct services to patients in the community. C.) Any equivalent combination of training and experience. Special Requirement for Acceptance of Applications: Possession of a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse at time of appointment. SPECIAL NOTE: EDUCATION: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; Thorough knowledge of the problems and practices of nursing, including psychiatric, clinical nursing; good knowledge of community resources and interpersonal relations; ability to understand problems related to the treatment of the mentally ill persons including adults and children; resourcefulness; initiative; tact; good communication and problem solving skills; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.