Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleHabilitation Specialist 2 (Incident Review Coordinator)
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $61516 to $78307 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• In title Habilitation Specialist 2, Grade 17
OR
• Eligible for 70.1 transfer by way of current permanent status in a title deemed comparable to Habilitation Specialist 2 by the Department of Civil Service. To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: Career Mobility Office » GOT-IT (ny.gov) https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/ Appointments via transfer must not result in a second, consecutive transfer with an advancement of more than two salary grades.
OR
• Provisional appointment: In the event there is not a viable eligible list, candidates that meet the following qualifications may be qualified for Provisional Appointment pending exam. To be appointed on provisional status, you must be eligible to and participate in the next Civil Service examination(s) being given for this title. You must be qualified for appointment from the eligible list. You must be a reachable candidate, when the exam list is produced by civil service, in order to obtain permanent status and maintain your position.
Below are the minimum qualifications for Provisional Appointment:
You must be a qualified employee of the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities and have had one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Habilitation Specialist 1, Habilitation Specialist 1 (Spanish Language), or Habilitation Specialist 1 (Manual Communications).
Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION/PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
On behalf of the Incident Review Committee, the Habilitation Specialist 2 would function as lead Incident Review Coordinator assigned to the Incident Review Regulatory Compliance Unit (IRRC) to process incidents, provide technical assistance to Treatment Team Leaders, and other State Operated Program Managers to comply with New York State Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR), Part 624 Implementation of the Protection of People With Special Needs Act, which includes Jonathan’s Law.
The unit processes 350 to 450 investigations a year. Processing an incident involves interacting with and notification to the OPWDD Incident Management Unit; completing a quality assurance check of the OPWDD 147 incident reporting form, ensuring timelines mandated by regulations are met, and communicating deficits to the filing Treatment Team; problem solving feasible protections; ensuring the completion of OPWDD form 163, Personal Representative Notification Form, interacting with Justice Center Investigators to provide initial incident reporting information; completing/overseeing data entry into the IRRC database and the Incident Report and Management Application (IRMA); sending OPWDD 147 incident reporting forms to MHLS, Board of Visitors, and Consumer Advisory Board; and overseeing clerical staff in creating incident files.
Other duties include:
• Contact and coordinate with the various Teams regarding incidents as they populate in the Incident Report and Management Application, track the progress of regulatory required documentation.
• Complete a quality assurance check of the OPWDD 147 incident reporting form, ensures timelines mandated by regulations are met, and communicate deficits to the filing Treatment Team.
• If necessary, problem solve with Treatment Team feasible initial protections.
• Ensure all needed notifications have been made, including the completion of OPWDD form 163, Personal Representative Notification Form, OPWDD 148, Report of Actions Taken.
• Track completion of investigative and Special Review Committee recommendations.
• Upload documents and complete incident closures in the Incident Report and Management Application.
• Send OPWDD 147 incident reporting forms to MHLS, Board of Visitors, and Consumer Advisory Board.
• Interact with Justice Center or OIIA Investigators to provide initial incident reporting information.
• Complete/oversee data entry into the IRRC database (Microsoft Access) and the Incident Report and Management Application (IRMA).
• Assign investigators for Agency Lead investigations.
• Using Access to create and distribute to the Teams the Monthly Investigation Status reports.
• For the QM Director, prepare a weekly report on current outstanding initial protection verification documents.
• NEO PRAISE training, mailing of 148s, and closing cases.
• Other duties as determined by the QM Team Leader
Selection Process:
A current resume must be submitted when applying for this position. Candidate must demonstrate good work performance including time and attendance.
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Additional Comments ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
• Family and household member relationships: OPWDD policy may impact eligibility for this position. Employees are responsible for recognizing the relationship and not posting for positions where it would be a concern. Before you apply read Section 120.27 of the Region 3 Policy Manual. Please e-mail capital.district.human.resources@opwdd.ny.gov if you have you need help determining if this policy applies to you.
• CAPA: Must be cleared by the NYS Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment if position requires working with minors and not previously cleared.
• 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 Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or e-mail at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements, and previously approved vacation/holiday time will be honored in the new assignment.
• 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.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• OPWDD is committed 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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Name Capital District DDSOO-Office of Human Resources
Email Address CapitalDistrict.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Address
500 Balltown Road
Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit cover letter and resume to:
Capital District DDSO
Human Resources Office
Building 1
500 Balltown Road
Schenectady, New York 12304
Phone: 518-388-0838
Fax: 518-370-7536
Email: CapitalDistrict.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
*Please reference EOA #24-92 REPOST in all correspondence.