MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.

NOTE:  All appointees to positions in this title at the Department of Social Services will be required to provide full and complete information concerning their current household composition and an extensive residential address history for the purpose of conducting a mandatory check against the Statewide Central Register database of indicated child abuse or maltreatment.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

1.All applicants must be eligible for a New York State Registered Professional Nurse’s license at the time of application and be in possession of such license and current registration at the time of application.

2. All applicants are required to possess a valid New York State Driver’s at the time of application and maintain such license for the duration of employment.

FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES WHO PERFORM IMMUNIZATIONS/TECHNICAL HANDS-ON NURSING (i.e., Health Department and Nurses in the Jail at this time):

3. All applicants must possess CPR certification (American Red Cross or American Heart Association) at the time of appointment.

4.  All applicants must demonstrate completion of coursework or training in infection control approved by the NYS Department of Health and the NYS Education Department by providing a valid certificate at the time of appointment.

Tompkins County is committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values to apply.