Applicants with an associate degree in nursing or a nursing diploma should satisfy the requirement for licensure as a Registered Nurse. This is professional work as a staff nurse in the care and treatment of physically or mentally ill patients in State hospitals and institutions. Applicants should mail applications to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Testing Services Unit, P. O. Box 22330, Baltimore, Maryland 21203. An associate degree with completion of the Mental Health Technology curriculum where the supervised practicum was in a mental health setting. High school graduates with one year of experience in direct patient care in a psychiatric setting will also qualify.
Shift work is required, including weekends and holidays.
This is intermediate level work providing care to patients with mental illness at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, a maximum security facility. An associate degree with completion of the Mental Health Technology curriculum where the supervised practicum was in a mental health setting. High school graduates with one year of experience in direct patient care in a psychiatric setting, one year of which must have been in a secure forensic psychiatric setting, will also qualify. Shift work is required, including weekends and holidays. This is intermediate level work providing care to patients with mental illness at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, a maximum security facility.