Urgent need of Secure Care Treatment 2025
Job Description
Duties Description Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Secure Care Treatment Aide 1 positions provide excellent opportunities for advancement and growth. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.Secure Care Treatment Aides care for patients with severe and persistent mental illness within an OMH secure intensive treatment unit or forensic facility. Additional duties include:
Secure Care Treatment Aide 1 (NY HELPS), Buffalo Psychiatric Center, P25115
- Observe and monitor patients
- Apply therapeutic techniques to stabilize patients
- Record notes on patient behaviors
- Apply physical restrains to patients as ordered by physician
- Maintain a secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff
Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (HELPS) program. Candidates must have a high school or equivalent diploma AND one year of direct patient care experience working with individual diagnosed with mental illness or with emotional or social behavior problems.ORCandidates within State
Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Secure Care Treatment Aide 1 eligible list.ORCandidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment 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.NOTE:
1. 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.Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
