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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 03/17/15

Applications Due04/03/15

Vacancy ID19766

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitlePsychologist 2, Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, P15232

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade23

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

Salary RangeFrom $67703 to $85635 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation To be determined

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County New York

Street Address Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center

Ward's Island/600 East 125th Street

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code10035

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list;

OR

Transfer Opportunity: Candidates must have permanent status and be eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

OR

Provisional Opportunity: In the event that there is not a valid eligible list, candidates who meet the following promotion or open competitive qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment.

Promotion: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Psychologist 1 or Psychologist 1 Spanish Language.

Open competitive: Candidates must have a master of psychology degree from a regionally accredited college or university which prepares graduates for master’s level psychologist positions in clinical, forensic, or community mental health settings; AND the degree program must have included a clinical psychology practicum, externship, or clinical fieldwork*; AND two years of supervised post master’s degree psychology experience.**

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.

A Certificate of Advanced Study or its equivalent is not a master’s degree and is not qualifying as a degree.

Substitutions for post-master’s degree experience: Completion of a full-time, one year pre-doctoral internship or traineeship in a clinical, community mental health, or forensic setting* may be substituted for one year of post master’s degree experience. A doctoral degree in clinical psychology may be substituted for two years of post master’s degree experience.

*A practicum, externship, or clinical fieldwork assignment is defined as a direct clinical training experience in providing psychological services in an appropriate inpatient or outpatient community mental health, developmental disabilities services, forensic or community setting; which is a component of a qualifying Master of Psychology degree program and would also be listed on the official transcript.

**For the purposes of this position: Experience in a clinical, community mental health, addiction treatment facility, or forensic setting is considered to be any direct care experience with individuals, families, or groups in a hospital, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric clinic, community mental health clinic, correctional facility, intermediate care facility, institutional or school setting, or community based residential and/or day program under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist, licensed psychologist, licensed physician, or licensed psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or licensed clinical social worker. Qualifying experience must primarily include administering assessments and tests for diagnostic psychological evaluations or completing functional behavior assessments; developing behavior support plans or writing psychological treatment plans; providing psychological counseling and treatment in one or more of the following areas: mental and/or emotional disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disorders, mental retardation, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, addictions, substance abuse disorders, sex offender assessment and treatment, or forensic mental health.

In addition, experience in experimental psychology, research psychology, industrial psychology, organizational psychology, health psychology, utilization review, guidance counseling, as a habilitation specialist, pastoral counseling, or experience as an instructor of psychology will NOT be considered as qualifying.

Non-qualifying master's and doctoral degrees include, but are not limited to the following: degrees in education, counseling, clinical counseling, clinical hypnosis, community counseling, educational counseling, forensic counseling, guidance counseling, human relations, marriage and family counseling, professional counseling, rehabilitative counseling, school counseling, student and personnel services, mental health counseling, psychological counseling, pastoral psychology, transpersonal psychology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, industrial or organizational psychology.

Please Note:

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.

If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicaid and Medicare, you may be terminated from your employment.

Duties Description As a Psychologist 2 in the Risk Management department, duties include managing risk management databases, participating in Incident Review Committee, acting as a liaison between the facility and NYS Justice Center, conducting special investigations as needed, monitoring incidents, restraint/seclusion episodes and patient complaints. There will also be opportunities to participate in forensic assessments and engage in research.

Psychologist 2 duties generally include, acting as a member of a treatment team and performing psychological evaluations; completing behavior assessments; developing and implementing plans of treatment for individuals, groups, and families, or developing behavior support plans for individuals; providing technical direction to program staff; maintaining records and writing reports; handling more complex problems and situations with a greater level of responsibility and independence; and possibly acting as a program administrator and supervising subordinate staff.

Additional Comments This position exists in the Risk Management department.

Downstate Adjustment - $3,026

Background Investigation Requirements
Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.

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

Name Personnel Office

Telephone

Fax (646) 672-6438

Email Address omh.sm.mapc.mapchr@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center

Ward's Island / 600 East 125th Street

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10035

 

Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for.

Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application at:

http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/postings/adm80.pdf

and submit it with your other application materials.

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