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Registered Nurse - SWAT

  • Syracuse
  • Registered Nurses
  • Full-time
  • Opening on: Sep 24 2026
  • NURSING-NSS SWAT
  • State of New York
  • Registered Nurse 2(T&RC) Grade 20
  • 91134
  • PEF (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services)

Job Summary:

The SWAT nurse will perform and coordinate nursing care to patients in multiple specialized units requiring advanced knowledge and skills. The incumbent will make independent decisions regarding complex patient care problems which involve the analysis of multiple sources of data, identification of alternative health care possibilities and the selection of a course of treatment action

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of or eligibility for a license to practice as a registered nurse in New York State and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience in an acute care specialty area.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Days:

Days with rotating weekends and holidays

Message to Applicants:

Recruitment Office:

Nursing Recruitment Office

Executive Order:

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 info@goer.ny.gov.              

 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability or other protected classes under State and Federal law.

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