Director Of Nursing Services Family
Career series with 5 positions across 1 levels
In New Jersey civil service, Director of Nursing Services names a 1-level progression covering 5 distinct titles.
The family is anchored by Director of Nursing Services 1 Psychiatric. Pay across the family spans $65,195 to $91,272, around the 23rd percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Director of Nursing Services supervises titles such as Human Services Technician and Residential Services Specialist.
Specializations
Positions in This Family
- DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 1 PSYCHIATRIC (03856C) $65,195 - $91,272/year
- DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 1, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (03856D) $65,195 - $91,272/year
- DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 1, YOUTH JUSTICE COMMISSION (03856F) $65,195 - $91,272/year
- DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 1 PSYCHIATRIC (61586C)
- DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 1, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (61586D)
What the Director of Nursing Services family covers
Director of Nursing Services works as an umbrella classification: 3 different specializations share the title across 5 codes. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
The state is a direct care employer at scale, running psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers and veterans homes around the clock. That shapes the classifications: shift work, unusual work weeks and institution-specific variants are normal here rather than exceptional, and the same clinical title can exist several times over for different facilities. Professional licensure carries the qualification weight, so movement between the public and private sector is easier in this group than almost anywhere else in civil service. Counties run their own health departments and hire parallel titles under local jurisdiction.
The ladder, ordered by pay
Ordered by what they actually pay rather than by the number in the title, the Director of Nursing Services rungs look like this. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Director of Nursing Services 1, Youth Justice Commission — $65,195 to $91,272 (frozen schedule) (a bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Director of Nursing Services 1, Developmental Disabilities — $65,195 to $91,272 (frozen schedule) (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
- Director of Nursing Services 1 Psychiatric — $65,195 to $91,272 (frozen schedule) (a master's degree and 3 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Director of Nursing Services 1 Psychiatric to the top of Director of Nursing Services 1, Youth Justice Commission is $26,077, an increase of about 40% over the entry minimum. 3 of the 5 titles in the family sit on a schedule whose rates are frozen, so the published figure there is the schedule of record rather than a guide to actual pay.
What each title does
Each title in the family carries its own published definition. These are the opening lines of each one, which is usually where the difference between two neighboring rungs is actually stated.
- Director of Nursing Services 1 Psychiatric: DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 1 PSYCHIATRIC JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY A position in this category typically functions as a manager of an organizational unit; develops operational program, procedures and…
- Director of Nursing Services 1, Developmental Disabilities: DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES 1, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES JOB CATEGORY SUMMARY A position in this job category typically functions as a manager of an organizational unit; writes notices about…
- Director of Nursing Services 1, Youth Justice Commission: A position in this category typically functions as a manager of an organizational unit; develops operational programs, policy…
What it takes to qualify
Across the 5 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 3 of them and a master's degree on 2 of them. Experience requirements sit at 3 years wherever they are stated.
On how the jobs are filled: 1 is competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
How the pay is set
The family is split across 2 salary schedules (A-P-R-S and M), so two titles that look adjacent can be paid from different tables with different step structures.
Where these jobs exist
Hiring for this family runs through state service. Departments, commissions and boards fill these titles from eligible lists built by the Civil Service Commission, so the route in is an announcement and a filing deadline rather than a posting you apply to directly. What state jurisdiction means, and a breakdown of who employs what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
These titles sit elsewhere in the classification plan but share vocabulary with Director of Nursing Services, which usually means overlapping duties or a related eligible list.
- Director of Nursing Services Corrections — in the Director family
- Assistant Director of Nursing Services 1 Psychiatric ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction) — in the Assistant Director of Nursing Services family
- Assistant Director of Nursing Services Nursing Homes ($56,315 to $78,850, state jurisdiction)
- Assistant Director of Nursing Services Nursing Homes ($87,507 to $128,719, state jurisdiction)
- Assistant Director of Nursing (local jurisdiction)
- Administrative Director of Nursing (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Director of Nursing Services jobs
How many separate Director of Nursing Services classifications does New Jersey have?
The Director of Nursing Services family holds 5 title codes. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
How much is a Director of Nursing Services paid?
Published salary data for this family runs from $65,195 at the bottom of Director of Nursing Services 1 Psychiatric to $91,272 at the top of Director of Nursing Services 1, Youth Justice Commission. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Is there a civil service test for Director of Nursing Services?
Yes for most of the family. 1 of the 5 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What are the requirements to become a Director of Nursing Services?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 3 of the 5 titles. Stated experience ranges from 3 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.