Nurse Case Manager-AIDS Services

Modified: February 21, 2020 4:02pm

COUNTY OF ERIE - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
invites applications for the position of:

Nurse Case Manager-AIDS Services

#61-541 - Open Competitive (open to the public)

Salary: $83,451- $97,272 Annually
Opening Date: February 21, 2020
Closing Date: March 18, 2020
Application fee: $20.00

********************Amendment Issued 2-21-2020********************

See Revised Application due date March 18, 2020 and Examination date April 25, 2020 and updated salary and  Exam subject/scope changes.

NOTE: Candidates that previously submitted applications by the November 2019 deadline will now be processed and do not need to resubmit another application or fee.

Residence Requirements:

THERE ARE NO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EXAMINATION. There is one anticipated vacancy at the Erie County Medical Center Corporation. 

A promotion examination will be held at the same time as this examination. The list resulting from the promotion examination will be used first but appointments from this open competitive examination are anticipated. Use of the list may be suspended after it is one year old for any position which it is practical to fill through a new promotion examination.

Examples of Duties:

A Nurse Case Manager-AIDS Services develops and coordinates patient care services, utilizing the case management model, in the specialty area of immunological disease;

Identifies all HIV positive patients to include patients with HIV related illness, but serostatus unknown;

Completes and/or reviews intake and identification of medical/psychosocial/resource history;

Assesses needs and develops service plan with stated short/long term goals interventions and outcomes which include patient's family and/or existing support system participation;

Acts as advocate by presenting all care options to patient and assisting support systems, including residential health care facility and hospice programs, structured community living programs, in-home health care, either short or long term;

Interfaces with community based organizations pertaining to assessment of the individual patient and/or their support system with regard to needs;

Secures the necessary release forms to facilitate appropriate communications on behalf of the patient and their family;

Makes referrals to chosen health care services;

Identifies individual care needs including skilled nursing, ADL assistance and DME's;

Identifies special areas of needs, i.e. financial, medical and transportation;

Identifies patients with mental health/substance use histories and offer linkages to services in the community and as agreed make referral to in-hospital or community based detox/rehab programs/mental health programs;

Completes PRI on ALC or placement problem patients and makes applications for RHCF when appropriate;

Coordinates and leads weekly multidisciplinary meetings for all HIV/AIDS inpatients

Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Candidates must meet one of the following requirements on or before the date of the written test:

A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's degree in Nursing and four (4) years of acute hospital nursing experience, including one (1) year in an immunological disease setting; or:

B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered four (4) year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and five (5) years of acute hospital nursing experience, including one (1) year in an immunological disease setting; or:

C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York.

Notes:

1. Verifiable part-time and/or volunteer experience will be pro-rated toward meeting the experience requirements.

2. Your degree and/or college credit must have been awarded by a regionally accredited college or university or one recognized by the New York State Education Department as following acceptable educational practices. A grade of "D" or better is necessary for a course to be credited as successfully completed. If your degree and/or college credit was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. You can write to this Department for a list of acceptable companies providing this service; you must pay the required evaluation fee.

Notice to Candidates: Transcripts will now be accepted by the Department of Personnel ONLY at time of application.
All subsequent transcripts must be submitted at time of interview.

Examination date:

April 25, 2020

Applications Must Be Postmarked or Hand Delivered By:

March 18, 2020

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication 'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at:https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.

Subjects of Examination:

********************Amendment Issued 2-21-2020********************

Scopes / Subjects of examination: A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas.

Preparing written material
These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

***Delete*** Current health issues, problems and trends
These questions test for knowledge of current issues in health care. Questions may cover such topics as social, political, and economic factors which impact on resource allocation in health-care delivery; disease prevention and control; patient confidentiality; quality assurance; and utilization review.

***Delete*** Nursing principles and practices: general nursing
These questions test for knowledge of general nursing principles and practices. Questions may cover such topics as common treatment modalities; causes of disease; medication procedures; development and implementation of patient care plans; nursing judgment; and appropriate action in emergency situations.

Principles and practices of staff development and training
These questions test for the knowledge and abilities used to develop and deliver training. They address topics such as the assessment of training needs; instructional design; training methods and techniques; the use of training aids, materials, and technology; motivation; learning theory; classroom management; the evaluation of learning outcomes; and the usage of training-related data.

***ADD: Current issues in health care

These questions test for knowledge of current issues in health care. Topics may cover such areas as social and psychological aspects of health care, disease prevention and control, evaluating health care, confidentiality, and health and safety.

***ADD: Nursing principles and practices

These questions test for knowledge of the nursing process and general clinical theory and practice as they relate to nursing. Questions will cover such topics as common treatment modalities, causes of disease, medication procedures, development and implementation of patient care plans, nursing judgment, and action in emergency situations

NOTICE TO CANDIDATES: Unless otherwise noted, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand held, solar or battery powered calculators. Devices with typewriter keyboards, "Spell Checkers", “Personal Digital Assistants", "Address Books", "Language Translators", "Dictionaries", or any similar devices are prohibited. You may not bring books or other reference materials.

**IMPORTANT APPLICATION FEE - READ CAREFULLY**

A $20.00 filing fee is required for this exam. The required fee must accompany your application. Send or bring check or money order made payable to Erie County Personnel Department and write the examination number(s) on your check or money order. Do not send or bring cash, as the County cannot be responsible for cash payment. As no refund will be made, you are urged to compare your qualifications carefully with the requirements for admission and file only for those examinations for which you are clearly qualified.