Registered Professional Nurse
Herkimer, NYJob$32.45/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Herkimer County Department of Social Services seeks a Registered Professional Nurse to coordinate individual patient care and perform nursing services requiring specialized judgment and skills. The nurse works under the general direction of a supervisory-level nursing position and follows a prescribed nursing care plan. The role may include supervising Licensed Practical Nurses and related auxiliary nursing personnel.
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NY1745863 Registered Professional Nurse needed for Herkimer County Department of Social Services in Herkimer, NY. Salary: $32.45/Hour (2026 base pay rate) DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is a professional nursing position involving responsibility for coordinating individual patient care and for performing nursing services requiring substantial specialized judgment and skills. Work is performed under the general direction of a supervisory level nursing position and in accordance with a prescribed nursing care plan. Supervision may be exercised over the work of Licensed Practical Nurses and related auxiliary nursing personnel. Does related work as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department from a course approved by such department as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Eligibility for a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse; possession of the license at the time of appointment. CONTACT for further information: Timothy Seymour, Commissioner of Social Services Herkimer County Department of Social Services 301 N. Washington Street, Ste 2110 Herkimer, NY 13350 315-867-1222
How this job compares
Set against the 58,203 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$32.45/hr
- New York median$40–53/hr2,163 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr24,463 hourly ranges
This rate, $32.45/hr, is 31% below the New York median midpoint ($47/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 3,361 open Registered Nurse jobs in New York and 58,203 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (28,471 postings).
- Education
- 4,392 of the 58,203 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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