Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleOccupational Therapy Assistant 2 - Pending DOB approval
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $45455 to $58028 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Transfer Qualifications Any permanent Occupational Therapy Assistant 2 OR
Any person eligible for 70.1 transfer.
Promotional Opportunities: Any person eligible for appointment from the civil service list
Provisional Appointment: In the event that there is not a valid eligible list, candidates who meet the qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment:
Note: 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.
Minimum Qualifications: You must be certified and currently registered to practice as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in New York State, and you must have had two years of post-certification occupational therapy experience.
Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide Occupational Therapy Services under supervision of and in partnership with Occupational Therapist.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Contribute to the evaluation process by implementing delegated assessments and by providing verbal and written reports of observations and individual capacities.
• Responsible for being knowledgeable about evaluation results, goals and for providing input into intervention plan based on needs and priorities.
• Assist with individual adaptive equipment needs.
• Comply with Sunmount operational policies and procedures.
• Participate on Therapeutic Feeding Team
• Provide face to face training to Direct Support professionals in areas related to OT (dining, ADL’s adaptive equipment).
• Other duties as assigned.
Additional Comments APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by March 20, 2020 to:
Sunmount-OHRM
2445 State Route 30
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
E-Mail: opwdd.sm.sunmount.jobs@opwdd.ny.gov
Phone: (518) 359-4150
Fax: (518) 359-4161
Please reference the above EOA # 19-200 in all correspondence.
Please note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• 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
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen 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. (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable
• 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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