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Registered Nurse 2 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center, P28310

New York State Civil Service

Utica, NYFull-time$108–118K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$108–118K/yr
Location
Utica, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New York RN License And Registration

Job overview

The Registered Nurse 2 Psychiatric works as part of a multidisciplinary team providing patient-centered, recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness. The role includes planning, coordinating, and providing nursing care, conducting assessments, developing care plans, educating individuals and families, and monitoring symptoms and responses to medication. The schedule includes weekday day shifts and scheduled weekend hours.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Nursing CareNursing AssessmentCare PlanningHealth TeachingCounselingInfection ControlSymptom Monitoring

Qualifications

New York RN License and RegistrationOne Year Post-Licensure Clinical Nursing ExperienceOne Year Eligible State Service or Transfer

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

NY HELPS Yes

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency Mental Health, Office of

Title Registered Nurse 2 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center, P28310

Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade 20

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $107960 to $118354 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Day and Weekend (Day shift weekdays, plus scheduled weekend hours)

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Oneida

Street Address Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

1400 Noyes Street

City Utica

State NY

Zip Code 13502

Duties Description Nurses are vital members of a multi-disciplinary team focused on providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness including:• Planning and supervising nursing careCoordinating and providing nursing care• Conducting nursing assessments• Preparing, implementing, and modifying nursing care plans• Providing health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals and families• Implementing infection control protocols and procedures• Observing and recording individuals symptoms and care; reporting responses to medications or changes in health

Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Registered Nurse 2 Psychiatric if they have a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and one years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience working with individuals, at least 50% of whom have been diagnosed with mental illness, addiction, or substance use disorder.ORCandidates within State Service can be considered for transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Additional Comments If you would like to join the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center Nursing Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including:• Shift Differential for evening & night shifts• Nurse Residency Program• Alternate Work SchedulesAdditional compensation may apply based on shift assignment. 7% shift differential for evening shift. 10% shift differential for night shift.All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance• Access to tuition assistance programs• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave• NYS Retirement programsA background check will be required.Additional Comments:Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 20 ($77,532), an Increase Hiring Rate ($10,428), Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000) and the posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($98,354) and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000).Notes:1. If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.2. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.3. If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

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Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax 315-738-4059

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

1400 Noyes Street

City Utica

State NY

Zip Code 13502

Notes on Applying To be considered for this position, please copy the link below into a new browser window to complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application, and submit it along with your resume and other application materials via fax or email the Human Resources email address noted above.? Please indicate the Title, Vacancy ID #, and Location of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email or fax. https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health 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.?

How this job compares

Set against the 614 open Psychiatric Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$108–118K/yr
  • New York median$107–116K/yr31 salary ranges
  • US median$119–138K/yr107 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $113K, is close to the New York median midpoint ($111K) — in the middle half of Psychiatric Nurse salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 71 open Psychiatric Nurse jobs in New York and 614 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Psychiatric Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (153 postings).
Education
24 of the 614 open Psychiatric Nurse jobs (4%) 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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