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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/16/15

Applications Due07/30/15

Vacancy ID22403

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleOffice Assistant 2 (Calculations), Central Office;

Occupational CategoryClerical, Secretarial, Office Aide

Salary Grade09

Bargaining UnitASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary RangeFrom $33972 to $41756 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.50

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12229

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be employed by New York State to be eligible to apply for this position.

Transfer:

Candidates must have permanent status as an Office Assistant 2, Grade 9 OR be eligible for 70.1 transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. If you are unsure as to whether you qualify for transfer, you may email omhhrm@omh.ny.gov for a determination.

Provisional:

In the event there is no viable Civil Service list, a provisional appointment may be made. In order to be eligible for a provisional appointment, candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a clerical or keyboarding title allocated to Grade 4 or higher.

Candidates interested in applying for a provisional appointment must complete the http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf and submit it with your other application materials.

Candidates appointed provisionally must take the next scheduled Civil Service examination for this title, and their score must be reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score may not be retained.

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is seeking to fill an Office Assistant 2 (Calculations), Grade 9, position in the Office of Financial Management (OFM), State Operations Finance Group, Bureau of Patient Resources, Operations Support Section. The Bureau of Patient Resources performs the billing functions for individuals who reside/receive care in OMH operated/certified facilities and residential programs and the Operations Support Section (OSS) within the Bureau of Patient Resources provides operational support for these functions. In addition, OSS carries out operational responsibilities in connection with the enrollment of children in individuals admitted to an OMH Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program; and provision of Prior Authorization for medical transport provided for OMH patients/residents.

Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Process HCBS waiver applications.
• Maintain HCBS rosters using Excel software.
• Data enter client registrations and terminations for enrollees in the Personalized Recovery Oriented Services program.
• Perform system inquiry functions for various computer systems including Welfare Management System, Child and Adult Integrated Reporting System, and the State On-line Query System.
• Maintain unit files and reference materials.
• Serve as backup for other clerical functions in the Unit such as Transportation Prior Approval processing and nightly Welfare Management System Local Data Feedback processing.

Additional Comments

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

Name Robin Springer

Telephone

Fax (518) 486-3897

Email Address omhhrm@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

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

Please include your e-mail address on your application/resume.

You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted and pay a fingerprint fee.

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