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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 06/22/16

Applications Due07/06/16

Vacancy ID30937

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitlePsychologist 2

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 Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? Yes

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Orange

Street Address Fortune Road 1

45 Fortune Road West

City Middletown

StateNY

Zip Code10940

Minimum Qualifications 1. Must currently be permanent in the title of Psychologist 2 or Associate Psychologist;
OR
2. Must be active and reachable on the NYS Civil Service eligible list for Psychologist 2 or Associate Psychologist;
OR
3. Must be eligible for 70.1 transfer by way of current permanent status in a title deemed comparable by the NYS
Department of Civil Service (must be within 2 grades of targeted title AND meet the required minimum qualifications
listed below);
OR
4. Qualified for provisional appointment. (If you meet the minimum qualifications noted below, you may submit a
completed NYS-APP form to the Personnel Office for scoring).

Minimum Qualifications: Psychologist 2

1. A Master of Psychology degree from a regionally accredited college or university which prepares graduates for master’s level psychologist positions in clinical or community mental health settings. The degree program must have included a psychology practicum or externship; AND
2. Two years of supervised post master’s degree psychology experience.
Substitutions for post-master’s degree experience: Completion of a full-time one year pre-doctoral internship or traineeship in a clinical or community mental health setting may be substituted for one year of post master’s degree experience. A doctoral degree in psychology may be substituted for two years of post-master’s degree experience.
Minimum Qualifications: Associate Psychologist
1. An earned doctoral degree in a field of psychology, AND

2. EITHER a one-year, full-time clinical internship or traineeship OR one year of psychology experience in a clinical setting, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Duties Description • Provide psychological services to individuals who live in Individual Residential Alternative homes in Orange County.
• Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team and attend meetings for treatment plan development / review and residential habilitation.
• Develop, implement, and monitor functional behavior assessments and behavior support plans for individuals with challenging behaviors associated with intellectual disability/developmental disability and psychiatric diagnoses.
• Present behavior plans to review committees (BMRC, ICC) for approval.
• Collect and summarize behavior data for psychiatry consults and treatment plans.
• Participate as a member of the Psychology Department. This includes attending monthly meetings and performing special assignments, as directed.
• Conduct assessments including risk assessments, risk management plans, capacity to consent evaluations, and impact statements, as applicable.
• Complete psychological evaluations and perform routine psychological assessments such as intelligence testing and measures of adaptive behavior, as applicable.
• Other duties and responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
• Specific details of the position to be discussed at the time of interview.

Additional Comments SELECTION CRITERIA:

? When applying, please furnish a current daytime telephone number.
? Management reserves the right to determine the number of qualified candidates to be interviewed.
? At the time of offer, you must be ready to accept or decline the position.
? Please submit a current resume with your application detailing your education & experience that reflects your familiarity with the above-referenced duties & responsibilities.

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.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Interested candidates should fax a current resume to the Hudson Valley DDSOO Human Resources Office. Please be sure to include the vacancy number on this announcement on your resume:

DDSOO 4 – Hudson Valley
Yuliya Hlovatsky
P.O. Box 470
7 Wilbur Road
Thiells, NY 10984
Phone: 845-947-6000
Fax: 845-947-6475
Email: hv.internal.apps@opwdd.ny.gov

Please note: Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures.

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.

Name Yuliya Hlovatsky

Telephone 845-947-6000

Fax 845-947-6475

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

Address

Street 7 Wilbur Road

City Thiells

State NY

Zip Code 10984

 

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