Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleLicensed Psychologist

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade25

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

Salary RangeFrom $85803 to $94834 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 Franklin

Street Address Sunmount Developmental Disabilities State Operations Office

2445 State Route 30

City Tupper Lake

StateNY

Zip Code12986

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service eligible list for this title;

OR

Transfer Opportunity:
Candidates must have one year permanent service as a Licensed Psychologist and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. In order to be eligible for 70.1 transfer, candidates must have one year of permanent service in a title approved for transfer by the Department of Civil Service that is within two salary grades or one M grade of the grade 25 level. In addition, candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice psychology in New York State.

Licensed Psychologist is a continuous recruitment examination. Candidates who are not on the eligible list may apply for this position. Candidates must complete an Application for NYS Examination and submit to the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities for scoring: http://www.cs.ny.gov/examannouncements/announcements/oc-cr/decentralized/20-543.cfm.

Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Sunmount DDSOO is currently seeking a Licensed Psychologist. The incumbent will be responsible for providing psychological services to developmentally disabled individuals.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Licensed Psychologist, the responsibilities of the incumbent may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide psychological services and behavioral program development in secure care treatment settings and forensic evaluations to individuals;
• Develop, implement and monitor behavioral plans for consumers with maladaptive behavior;
• Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team and attend meetings for case review and residential habilitation; participate in special incident review meetings;
• Develop and present consumer cases to various review committees (BMRC, ICC) for their approval;
• Attend monthly meetings and perform special assignments, as directed. These include risk assessments, competency evaluations and credibility assessments;
• Perform psychological assessments such as intelligence testing and measures of adaptive behavior;
• Participate in eligibility committee via interviews of applicants for OPWDD services, and through paper review;
• Conduct court-ordered psychological evaluations, serve as expert witness and make recommendations to the court on competency, provide risk assessments (commitment, placement, and crisis intervention), guardianship and custody;
• Conducts neuropsychological, disability, and other specialized psychological evaluations including functional, personality, risk, clinical, competency, and vocational assessments;
• Select, administer, score and interpret psychological evaluation instruments in order to provide comprehensive assessments.
• Supervise psychological services performed by non-licensed staff and trainees;
• Develop and conduct courses, seminars and workshops for all levels of direct care

Additional Comments 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 a 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.

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

Contact Information

Name Amy LaLonde – Associate Personnel Administrator

Telephone 518-359-4155

Fax 518-359-4161

Email Address Amy.Lalonde@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Sunmount Developmental Disabilities State Operations Office

2445 State Route 30

City Tupper Lake

State NY

Zip Code 12986

 

Notes on ApplyingAppointment to this position is pending Division of Budget approval to fill.

Submit cover letter and résumé by June 29, 2016.

Please reference the EOA #2015-275 in all correspondence.