Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleHabilitation Specialist 2 / EOA# 2019-53
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $53568 to $68192 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Permanent service as a Habilitation Specialist 2 in a New York State agency eligible for transfer
OR
At least one year of permanent service in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer pursuant to Civil Service Law
OR
Reachable on the current New York State Civil service list
PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT:
Must be a qualified employee of New York State and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as follows:
• Habilitation Specialist 1
• Habilitation Specialist 1 (Spanish Language) OR
• Habilitation Specialist 1 (Manual Communications)
* If you are appointed provisionally, you must take the next scheduled civil service examination for this title and your score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before you can be permanently appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score, you may not be retained *
Duties Description Under the direct supervision of the Treatment Team Leader, the incumbent will be responsible for, but not limited to:
• Act as the GateKeeper/Supervisor for the Habilitation Specialist 1 to identify and address problems noted in the ISP/Life Plan.
• Coordinates referrals, admissions and discharges of Individuals in cooperation with families, referring agencies, and providers in conjunction with the Individual’s CCO/PHP Care Manager.
• Review Staff Actions for the Unit interact with the CCO and PHP Care Manager and provide feedback to the Habilitation Specialist 1’s.
• Regularly conducts staff meetings to communicate policy and procedure changes, promote team building and a productive work environment.
• Facilitated Electronic Health Record (EHR) trainings for Habilitation Specialist 1.
• Revised Habilitation Specialist 1 caseloads as needed
• Monitors and reviews program plans and charting by Habilitation Specialist 1 to ensure compliance with regulatory and Medicaid standards.
• Maintain a database of Habilitation Specialist 1 caseloads and due dates for the Life Plan.
• Attend Bi-Weekly Peer Review/Supervisory Meetings.
• Travel within the Unit(s)
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
Additional Comments • For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored. 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 he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at (518) 473-9689 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• 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.
• 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.
• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
• Position may be eligible for Loan Forgiveness via the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program: for more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice
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