WNYDDSO is seeking a full-time registered nurses to provide professional nursing services appropriate to individuals with developmental disabilities. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide nursing services assigned to caseload including assessments


• Development of plans of nursing services


• Monitoring, direct nursing services


• Staff medication certification/re-certifications


• Staff in-servicing


• Medication error tracking and remediation


• Medication audits

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State AND have one year of post RN licensure clinical nursing experience.

Benefits Include:

• Health Insurance


• NYS Retirement Plan


• Paid Vacation


• Paid Holidays


• Paid Sick Leave

Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory rate for PS&T Grade 16 ($50,722) and Geographic Pay Differential ($8,000). Geographic Pay Differential is added to the job rate ($64,557) for the PS&T Grade 16. Additional compensation may apply based on shift assignment.

Please note:

• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.


• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689 or Email at (e-mail removed) to obtain information and RA forms.


• Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at (e-mail removed)


• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.


• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.


• 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.


• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer