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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 01/05/23

Applications Due03/01/23

Vacancy ID120909

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleDeputy Director, Psychiatric Center 2 – Operations, M-6, Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, P23224

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade666

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $143454 to $180438 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation To Be Determined

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Oneida

Street Address Central New York Psychiatric Center / Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center

9005 Old River Road

City Marcy

StateNY

Zip Code13403

Minimum Qualifications To be considered, candidates must have:

A. Experience

Five (5) years of progressively responsible administrative, consultative or supervisory experience in a mental health program including at least one of the following:

1. One (1) year of satisfactory experience in a position comparable to a Clinical Chief of Service (COS) or Director of Mental Health Rehabilitation.
OR

2. Two (2) years of satisfactory experience in a position as administrative head of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

OR

3. Two (2) years of satisfactory supervisory, professional or administrative experience in the development, operation and/or implementation of the mental health service delivery system for State facilities, counties or local/private agencies in three (3) or more of the following areas: program development, management procedures, community organization, resource planning, funding, program proposals, advisory boards, consumer and community advocacy and intergovernmental relations.

AND

B. Education

A Master's degree in a mental hygiene discipline (including physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, speech pathology and audiology, communication disorders, psychology, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, education, nursing), hospital administration, community mental health, business or public administration or other administrative area specifically related to health care, behavioral or social science from an accredited school; or a valid license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada. Current registration or licensure required where applicable.

Additionally, all candidates must be eligible to participate in Federal health care programs (e.g., Medicaid). Individuals excluded from participation in these programs will not be considered.

Duties Description Under the general direction of the facility’s Chief Executive Officer, the DDPC 2 Operations is responsible for the development, evaluation, and operational functioning of behavioral health programming across the STARC campus locations. The DDPC 2 Operations participates in the development of the facility's short and long range goals; assists in the establishment of policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective service delivery; ensures service delivery complies with OMH guidelines, standards of regulatory agencies, and the mandates of Article 10; supervises, coordinates and directs the activities of subordinate managers responsible for the provision of resident care and treatment; provides for the maintenance of a safe and therapeutic treatment environment; coordinates with clinical leadership to provide for the development and implementation of risk-reducing therapies and effective behavioral management; and ensures that resident programming is appropriate in the context of residents’ diagnoses and is consistent with currently accepted best practices in the field of sex offender treatment.

The DDPC 2 Operations position is assigned to the STARC campus in Marcy – but some travel to Ogdensburg is required.

Additional Comments The Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (STARC) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 2 – Operations (DDPC 2 Operations).

Located on the grounds of existing OMH facilities in Central New York (Utica/Marcy) and the North Country (Ogdensburg), the STARC provides sex offense specific treatment services to individual requiring civil confinement under Article 10 of the Mental Hygiene Law. STARC residents are provided with opportunities to demonstrate learned risk management skills in a variety of contexts. Through targeted skill development, residential, clinical, and vocational programming, as well as opportunities to learn how to safely self-administer medication, and maintain increasing responsibility for managing their schedules, residents can gradually move toward replicating the situations they will face post-release, reducing their risk to sexually reoffend and preparing them to live safely in the community. The STARC has a current residential census of 395: 303 beds at Marcy and 92 beds at Ogdensburg.

Background Investigation and Fees:

All prospective employees will be fingerprinted and undergo a complete Criminal Background Check against New York State and federal criminal history records. Candidates will also be subject to a check against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, and the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR) maintained by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). Candidates may be required to pay the fees associated with these background checks. Employment is contingent upon your complying with and satisfactorily meeting these background investigation requirements.

Notes:

1. It is the candidate’s responsibility to clearly demonstrate how they meet minimum qualifications. Vague or ambiguous information will not be interpreted in the candidate’s favor.

2. In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

3. 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 Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

4. OMH hospital employees must be fully vaccinated or willing to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Candidates who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may not start working until two weeks after their first does of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Ms. Maranda Mango, Human Resource Specialist 2

Telephone (518) 474-1261

Fax

Email Address deputydirectorsearch@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates interested in employment at this location should submit a resume by March 1, 2023 to:
Maranda Mango
Human Resources Specialist 2
Attention: DDPC 2 Operations – STARC
NYS Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
PHONE # (518) 474-1261
deputydirectorsearch@omh.ny.gov

EMAIL SUBMISSIONS PREFERRED.

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where the unique attributes and skills of all employees are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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