Review Vacancy
AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitleSenior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist, Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center, P15602
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $52293 to $66494 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list for this title;
OR
Transfer Opportunity: You must currently hold one of these titles on a permanent basis as a NYS employee and be eligible for lateral transfer, or in a comparable title and eligible for 70.1 transfer.
OR
Temporary Appointment: Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist is a continuous recruitment examination. Candidates who are not on the eligible list may apply for this position and if appointed, will receive a temporary appointment. Candidates who have not submitted an Application for NYS Examinations (http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf) to the Office of Mental Health for scoring must complete the application and submit to:
Office of Mental Health
Decentralized Exam Unit
44 Holland Avenue, 7th floor
Albany, NY 12229
For appointment to the Occupational Therapist title, you must be eligible* for a limited permit OR have a license and current registration to practice Occupational Therapy in New York State.
For appointment to the Senior Occupational Therapist title, you must be licensed and currently registered to practice as an Occupational Therapist in New York State AND have one year of post licensure occupational therapy experience.
*If you are applying under eligibility for a limited permit; For college programs registered by New York State Education Department for American Occupational Therapy Association, you must submit a copy of you college transcript with your Application for NYS Examinations. For all other programs, submit a copy of documentation from New York State Education Department that it has found your professional preparation to be acceptable.
Candidates appointed on a temporary basis must receive a score that is reachable on the resulting eligible list before they can be permanently appointed. Candidates who are found not qualified or who do not receive a reachable score may not be retained.
Duties Description As a Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist, under general supervision and as a part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, incumbents evaluate individuals and plan and conduct individual and group occupational therapy treatment programs to prevent further physical and mental impairment of individuals, restore or improve individuals' physical and mental capacities, and assist individuals in the process of rehabilitation/recovery.
Occupational Therapist / SG-16 / $46,859 - $59,638
Senior Occupational Therapist / SG-16 / $52,293 - $66,494
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 (NPPES); 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 lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
Additional Comments Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: 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 may 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.
Email Address WNYCPC-Careers@omh.ny.gov
Address
Street Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center
1010 East and West Road
Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials.
http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf