Allow analytics cookies?

Skip to content
← All jobs

Job opening

Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric (NY HELPS), Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Nights, P27958

NYS Office of Mental Health · Buffalo, NY, US

Still listed on New York State civil-service employers — Region 5’s job board as of .

About this role

Details from the published listing. Values marked classified were read by a model with high confidence, not quoted from the posting.

Employer
NYS Office of Mental Health
Location
Buffalo, NY, US
Pay
From $99576 to $108970 Annually
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Not listed
Level
Entry (classified)
Sector
Public Service
Occupation (O*NET)
Registered Nurses (classified)
Posted by employer
September 16, 2026
First seen on Buffalo Projects
October 25, 2026 · 1 day ago
Deadline
December 30, 2026
May have been open longer: the listing was already up when Buffalo Projects first read its source, on October 25, 2026.
Not published: work mode. Ask the employer about these details before applying.

Skills in the posting

Each skill is quoted from the posting. A model sorted them into required, preferred, and mentioned; the quote is the evidence.

Required

  • RN license
    “be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric if they have a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York”

Full description

Duties

Buffalo Psychiatric Center had immediate job opportunities for Register Nurses (RN), previous psychiatric experience is not required. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As Registered Nurse 1 Psychiatric, you are a vital member 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:

• Coordinating 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 1 Psychiatric if they have a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

OR

Candidates 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

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:
• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required.

Additional Comments:
Posted hiring rate includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 ($69,964), an Increase Hiring Rate ($9,612), Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000) and the posted job rate is the sum of the statutory job rate ($88,970) and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000).

Additional compensation may apply based on shift assignment. 7% shift differential for evening shift. 10% shift differential for night shift

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

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.

Civil service details
  • Jurisdictional class: Non-competitive Class
  • Appointment type: Permanent
  • Salary grade: 18
  • Bargaining unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
  • NY HELPS: Yes

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Buffalo Projects has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.