Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleDevelopmental Disabilities Program Specialist 1

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade21

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $82126 to $103056 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County New York

Street Address Hudson Valley DDSOO- Division of Quality Improvement

2 Wilbur Rd

City Thiells

StateNY

Zip Code10984

Job Specifics

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The DDPS1 POCA Specialist will report to the Director of Quality Improvement and provide training and technical assistance to staff and administrators on completing service delivery documentation and maintaining regulatory compliance. This position is vital to essential operations support related to Standards of Practice and Plans of Corrective Action.
This position will also serve as the HCBS Liaison providing technical assistance to teams on the HCBS waiver requirements and assisting with training to the agency as needed. The position will complete routine site visits to ensure settings meet regulatory requirements. This position will also serve as a back-up to the Medicaid Compliance Liaison and will assist with real-time reviews of Medicaid documentation and a resource for training & technical assistance to the teams.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Completes routine, in-person site reviews for survey readiness. Completes a thorough assessment and evaluation. Completes a comprehensive report with documentation support.
• Maintains expert, up-to-date knowledge of standards, laws, rules, and regulations and provides consultation to various teams to apply those at the program.
• Educates and provides support to all staff and residential leadership on service documentation standards and effective implementation of standards.
• Interfaces professionally with all staff and oversight agencies for all audits and reviews, including but not limited to NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, OPWDD Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC), OPWDD Central Office Division of Quality Improvement (DQI), and NYS Department of Health Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
• Reviews, interprets, and responds to Statements of Deficiencies (SOD) by each oversight agency based upon all applicable regulations, including but not limited to 14NYCRR 633, 14NYCRR 635, and 42CFR 483.
• Communicates with multiple interdisciplinary treatment teams to collaboratively develop and implement Plans of Corrective Action (POCA) with both immediate and systemic solutions in response to all audits, including but not limited to DQI and OFPC.
• Ensures DQI & OFPC POCAs are tracked and submitted in a timely manner.
• Maintains the Hudson Valley DDSOO POCA SharePoint with Exit Conferences, SODs, POCAs, and supporting documents timely.
• Tracks all citations and immediately add and updates all audits and visits to the central spreadsheet.
• Identifies frequent or recurrent citations throughout multiple locations and proposes systemic solutions. Maintains POCA trends spreadsheet.
• Supports the Article 16 Clinic program (and satellite sites): review, interpret, and respond to matters related but not limited to regulation 14NYCRR 679 and Administrative Directive Memorandums (ADMs).
• Provides supervisory oversight of the Health Facility Management Assistant
• Serves as Chair for the Standards of Practice Committee, supporting efforts to standardize practices across both districts (Hudson Valley and Taconic). Facilitates weekly work groups for guidance document development. Ensures that all regional Standards of Practice for all state-operated departments and programs are reviewed at least every three years (or annually, when required).
• Presents written and oral communication in a professional manner consistently.
• Maintains a good time and attendance record, notifies supervisor of any absences, and covers for other staff as agreed upon during requests for time off.
• Ensures that meetings are held, and all information needed to complete tasks is provided to designated back-up staff prior to all scheduled time off.
• Completes all required trainings.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all
#LI-JL2

Minimum Qualifications Competitive:
You must be a qualified employee of the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities with one year of permanent service in a position at a Grade 16 or above and reachable on the Civil Service eligible list.

Transfer:
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

Provisional:
In the event that there is not a valid eligible list for this title in this location, candidates who meet the following promotion qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment.
To qualify, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service or 55-b/55-c service in a position at a Grade 16 or above.
In order to be considered for provisional appointment, you mut take the recently announced DDPS1 exam (attached Is hyperlink).
31-458020, Developmental Disabilities Program Specialist 1

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.

Additional Comments • Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the Downstate adjustment. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 21 ($78,126) and Downstate adjustment ($4,000). Downstate adjustment is added to the job rate ($99,056).

• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.

• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.

• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.

• 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.

• 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 or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.

• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.

• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.

• Life insurance and Disability insurance.

• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.

• Paid Holidays and Leave:
° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

• Health Care Coverage:
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.

• Paid Parental Leave:
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

• Retirement Program:
Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

• Professional Development and Education and Training:
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.

• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.

• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated 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.

***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply***

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

How to Apply

Name Hudson Valley Human Resources

Telephone 845-947-6000, option 3, option 5

Fax 845-947-6189

Email Address Hv.internal.apps@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Hudson Valley Human Resources

P. O. Box 470, 7 Wilbur Rd

City Thiells

State NY

Zip Code 10984

 

Notes on ApplyingPlease reference EOA # 26-073 in all correspondence.
Submit your cover letter and resume to: Hv.internal.apps@opwdd.ny.gov