Position Information

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AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitlePsychologist 2

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade23

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $87556 to $109854 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Rockland

Street Address 9 Wilbur Rd

City Thiells

StateNY

Zip Code10984

Job Specifics

Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Family Care duties
• Develop, implement, and monitor functional behavior assessments and behavior support plans (or higher-risk behavior support plans for anyone with forensic background) for individuals with challenging behaviors associated with intellectual disability/developmental disability and/or psychiatric diagnoses. Ensure the Family Care Providers are trained on the plans.
• Develop, implement, and monitor Medication Monitoring Plans for individuals with challenging symptoms/behaviors associated with psychiatric diagnoses. Ensure the Family Care Providers are trained on the plans.
• Present behavior plans to review committees such as the Human Rights Committee (HRC) and Informed Consent Committees (ICC) for approval. Present plans to Risk Management Committee if anyone has a Higher Risk BSP.
• Obtain Informed Consent for MMP’s and BSP’s and track due dates to prevent lapses in consent and maintain regulation compliance.
• Collect and summarize behavior data for psychiatry consults and treatment plans. Due to the unique nature of the Family Care Program and Family Care providers not having access to the OPWDD Electronic Health Record (EHR), need to enter progress notes into the EHR for significant events.
• Provide counseling for individuals or groups as needed or requested.
• Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team and attend meetings for treatment plan development/review, residential habilitation, and the assessment of and implementation of safeguards for individuals.
• Provide progress updates at Life Plan meetings.
• Coordinate psychiatric care by providing data and information to psychiatry providers and attending psychiatry appointments. Serve as a liaison for the psychiatry providers, HVDDSO and the Treatment Team.
• Participate as a member of Family Care Advisory Board and Administrative Committee.
Clinic duties
• Conducts intake evaluations to determine recommendations for treatment including appropriateness for psychotherapy.
• Conducts individual, group, and family psychotherapy with individuals who have ID/DD as well as other complex needs including mental illness, forensic background, trauma history, severe behavior issues, and/or other issues.
• Maintains a caseload of individuals for treatment and works with the person’s staff and/or family members to help them better understand the person’s needs and diagnoses to ensure continuity of care.
• Conduct assessments including risk assessments, capacity to consent assessments, capacity to understand (such as a health care proxy), ability to have Home Alone or Independent Community Alone Time assessments, dementia screenings, and impact statements, as applicable.
• May also assist with comprehensive autism evaluations, assessments of cognitive and adaptive functioning, or other types of specialized assessments.
General duties
• Participate as a member of the Psychology Department. This includes attending monthly meetings and performing special assignments, as directed. May include membership on Risk Management, ICC and/or HRC committees.
• Participate in training for new employees or other staff on psychology topics.
• Submit all documentation in a timely manner, using the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Other duties and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
• Specific details of the position to be discussed at the time of interview.

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
For Psychologist 2 : You must have a master's degree in psychology from a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education/United States Secretary of Education. The psychology degree program must have been one that prepared graduates for positions treating individuals in clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school settings. Qualifying degree programs must have included coursework in psychological and behavioral assessment, and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders,
AND You must also have three years of supervised post master's degree experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services as described below.
Substitutions: A doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology and one year of qualifying experience may be substituted for both the education and experience requirements above. Clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment, that was completed as part of a qualifying master of psychology degree program, may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Certificate of advanced study in a clinical field of psychology or school psychology may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Note: Examples of qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: clinical psychology, clinical forensic psychology, community psychology, counseling psychology, school psychology, and child psychology. Note: Examples of non-qualifying degree programs/majors include but are not limited to the following: education, counseling, clinical counseling, clinical hypnosis, community counseling, educational counseling, forensic counseling, guidance counseling, human relations, marriage and family counseling, professional counseling, rehabilitative counseling, school counseling, student and personnel services, mental health counseling, psychological counseling, pastoral psychology, transpersonal psychology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, industrial psychology, and organizational psychology. *Note: Examples of qualifying experience is considered to be direct experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program, under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed physician, licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker (or in the case of school psychologists with permanent certification from the New York State Education Department, working under the supervision of a school principal or similar administrator). In order for experience to be considered qualifying, primary duties must have included activities such as administering assessments and tests for diagnostic psychological evaluations or completing functional behavior assessments; developing behavior support plans or writing psychological treatment plans; and/or providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, substance abuse disorders, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health. Note: Examples of non-qualifying experience include but are not limited to, experience in experimental psychology, research psychology, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, health psychology, utilization review, guidance counseling, pastoral counseling, or as a habilitation specialist or instructor of psychology. A practicum, externship, or clinical fieldwork assignment is defined as a direct clinical experience providing psychological services in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program; and must have been a component of a qualifying Master of Psychology degree program listed on the official transcript.

Additional Comments *Downstate Adjustment of $3,400 has been added to hiring rate/job rate base salary for Hudson Valley DDSO Rockland and Westchester County locations.

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
• Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list to be considered for a permanent competitive appointment.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies • All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility. • If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice. • Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they
should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
NYS offers Incredible Benefits
• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
Paid Holidays and Leave • Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. • Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. • Five (5) days paid personal leave each year. • Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. • Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events. Health Care Coverage Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost. Retirement Program Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation. Professional Development and Education and Training NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://goer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development. Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp. OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

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Contact Information

Name DDSO 4 - Hudson Valley Human Resources Department

Telephone Phone: 845-947-6000, option 3, option 5

Fax 845-947-6189

Email Address Hv.internal.apps@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 7 Wilbur Rd

City Thiells

State NY

Zip Code 10984

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease submit resume and cover letter to: Hv.internal.apps@opwdd.ny.gov
Please reference the above EOA #22-046R6 in all correspondence.