Review Vacancy
TitleArea Office Director (AOD) – 51132
Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $94609 to $119555 Annually
Street Address Office of Primary Care & Health Systems Management; Center for Health Care Provider Services & Oversight, Division of Adult Care Facilities
875 Central Avenue
Minimum Qualifications Permanent Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health employee with permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive status as an Area Office Director, M-3 OR a Current NYS employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent service in a title at or above Grade 27 or M-2, and eligible for transfer via Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law. Provisional Candidates: Current DOH Employee with one year or more permanent or contingent-permanent competitive or 55 b/c service as an Associate Medical Care Administrator, Consultant Nurse (Community Nursing & Home Health Services), Consultant Nurse (Hospital Nursing Services Administration), Director of Adult Residential Care Regional Operations 1, Health Systems Specialist 4, Health Systems Specialist 4 (Developmental Disabilities), Hospital Administrator Consultant, Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation Survey Coordinator, Investigative Specialist 3 (Professional Conduct), Principal Ambulatory Care Program Analyst, Principal Medical Conduct Investigator, Specialist in Adult Services 3, or Specialist in Adult Services 3 (Social Services); OR two years or more as an Associate Ambulatory Care Analyst, Associate Emergency Medical Care Representative, Community Nursing Services Consultant (Home Health Services), Health Systems Specialist 3, Health Systems Specialist 3 (Emergency Medical Care), Hospital Nursing Services Consultant, Investigative Specialist 2 (Professional Conduct), Pharmacy Consultant, Principal Sanitarian, Regional Medical Care Administrator, Senior Nutrition Services Consultant, Senior Public Health Social Work Consultant, Specialist in Adult Services 2, Specialist in Adult Services 2 (Social Services), Standards Compliance Analyst 2, or Supervising Medical Conduct Investigator.
Preferred Qualifications: The preferred candidate would have professional experience in the administration and/or surveillance of a New York State Department of Health licensed long-term care facility, including knowledge of licensure and certification activities, surveillance activities and complaint investigations. Must have strong interpersonal skills, excellent decision making and excellent critical thinking capacity, writing and editing skills. Experience with development and interpretation of adult care facility laws and regulations; in supervising multi-disciplinary teams, including first and second level supervisory experience.
Duties Description The Area Office Director (AOD) will manage the Adult Care Facility, Assisted Living Program (ACF),?a major health care surveillance program within the?Western Regional Office (WRO) of the Department of Health (DOH). The ACF Area Office Director will serve as Program Director and direct?the region’s ACF licensure and surveillance program with oversight of 135 providers across 17 counties. This includes the responsibility to schedule surveys of ACFs to meet all State requirements; assign appropriate surveillance staff; review survey reports for quality and consistency; recommend and support enforcement action; recommend licensure and/or certification of ACFs based on application of the governing rules and regulations; ensure regional consistency in the application of regulations and that all programmatic activities comply with DOH policies and practices; establish program goals and objectives, develop and implement region-specific programmatic internal controls and policies, and coordinate activities with ACF program leadership in the development of statewide policies and practices to ensure consistent statewide application of laws and regulations in the successful meeting of those programmatic goals; develop and implement tracking systems to monitor facility operations and compliance with?State requirements; develop and maintain internal controls for program operations; conduct periodic evaluations of program activities and prepare regular and ad hoc programmatic reports. In addition, the AOD will plan and direct regional programmatic emergency response through cooperation with other state and local agencies in the development and implementation of disaster preparedness plans; direct?closure and quality?monitoring activities at affected ACFs to preserve resident health and safety; collaborate with public health staff and local health department staff to investigate disease outbreaks in ACFs; and routinely serve as the Administrator on Duty to manage off-hour and weekend emergencies affecting WRO as a whole. The AOD will handle other duties as assigned.
Additional Comments Permanent (transfer) or Provisional (pending examination), Full Time. This position involves travel which may include locations not services by public transportation. Provisional candidates will be required to take the next Area Office Director exam and must be eligible for appointment from the resultant eligible list to maintain continued employment.
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Name Human Resources Management; LD/AOD/51132
Email Address resume@health.ny.gov
Address
Street Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza
Empire State Plaza
Notes on ApplyingSubmit resume and cover letter, preferably in PDF format, to resume@health.ny.gov or by fax to (518) 473-3395, with Reference Code LD/AOD/51132 included in the subject line of your email or fax, or by regular mail to Human Resources Management Group. LD/AOD/51132 Room 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012. Failure to include the required information in the subject line of your email or fax may result in your resume not being considered for this position. Resumes accepted until March 30, 2021.