
Health Care Surveyor 2 (Nursing) - 227881
Albany, NY · HybridFull-time$78–98K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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The Health Care Surveyor 2 (Nursing) will work in the Bureau of Forensic Operations, managing special medical investigations, inmate mortality reviews, and health care and mental health care complaints and grievances. The role includes inspecting correctional facilities, evaluating health care plans and operations, and preparing comprehensive investigation and evaluation reports. It may require travel of up to 40%.
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NY HELPS Yes
55-b/c Eligible Yes
Agency Correction, Commission of
Title Health Care Surveyor 2 (Nursing) - 227881
Occupational Category Other Professional Careers
Salary Grade 20
Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range From $77532 to $98354 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class
Travel Percentage 40%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 37.5
Workday
From 8 AM
To 4 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? Yes
County Albany
Street Address 80 South Swan Street
Alfred E. Smith Building
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12210
Duties Description NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Health Care Surveyor 2 (Nursing), SG-20: Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure, specialized professional administrative or professional clinical experience.A bachelor’s degree in nursing can substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master’s degree in nursing can substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.NY HELPS: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Permanent competitive service in this title or one year of permanent competitive or 55B/C service in a title SG-18 or higher and otherwise eligible for transfer under Civil Service Law.
Minimum Qualifications The Health Care Surveyor 2 (Nursing) will be assigned to the agency’s Bureau of Forensic Operations and will manage special medical investigations and inmate mortality review caseloads. Such investigations will involve the inspection of state and local correctional facilities, interviewing correctional facility security and health care staff, reviewing medical and mental health records, and preparing comprehensive field investigation reports. In addition, this position will conduct inspections and evaluations of the health care plans, equipment, procedures, and operations of state and local correctional facilities, including the preparation of comprehensive medical and mental health services evaluation reports, and the design of minimum health services professional staffing plans. The incumbent will also manage a caseload of inmate health care and mental health care complaints and grievances.
Additional Comments Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. DCJS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.Up to 40% travel may be required. Some positions may require travel to locations not serviced by public transportation. Please be advised that the State Commission of Correction does not currently offer sponsorship for employment visas.REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The State Commission of Correction provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Unit at [email protected] or (518) 457-8895.
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Name Justine Fritts
Telephone 518-485-7696
Fax (518) 457-4000
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street 80 South Swan Street
Alfred E. Smith Building
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12210
Notes on Applying Please send a cover letter and resume to the email address listed above. Please reference posting # 227881 in your email / cover letter.
How this job compares
Set against the 29,631 open Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$78–98K/yr
- New York median$87–118K/yr478 salary ranges
- US median$79–110K/yr2,584 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $88K, is 16% below the New York median midpoint ($104K) — in the middle half of Nurse salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,427 open Nurse jobs in New York and 29,631 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Trinity Health160 open
- RochesterRegional Health153 open
- Rochester Regional Health118 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (12,251 postings).
- Education
- 3,270 of the 29,631 open Nurse jobs (11%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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