Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitlePsychology Assistant 3/ Psychologist 1/Psychologist 2 - CNY DDSO
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $46859 to $85635 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Currently serving as a permanent Psychologist Assistant 3, Psychologist 1 or 2, or Associate Psychologist eligible for transfer; OR
Reachable on the Civil Service List for Psychologist Assistant 3, Psychologist 1 or 2; OR
One year of permanent competitive service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 or 52.6 of the NYS Civil Service Law.
If no candidates meet the qualifications above, a provisional appointment can be made if a candidate possesses the following:
For Provisional Appointment:
Psychologist 1 or 2: you 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 an externship or practicum. In addition, candidates must have had appropriately supervised post-master’s degree experience in a clinical, community mental health setting, or forensic setting providing primarily psychological services as follows:
Psol 1: one year of supervised post master’s degree psychology experience. Psol 2: two years of supervised post master’s degree psychology experience.
Psychology Assistant: you must have been awarded a master of psychology degree from a regionally accredited college or university psychology degree program, which prepares graduates for master's level psychologist positions in clinical, forensic, or community mental health settings. Qualifying degree programs must have included coursework in diagnostic psychological and behavioral assessment tools and treatment modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders. You must indicate the major field of study on the application form.
Duties Description • Conduct psychological evaluations; including administration, scoring and interpretation of test data in order to aid in Eligibility determinations. These evaluations may include intelligence testing (e.g., WAIS-IV); adaptive measures (e.g., Vineland/ABAS); and Autism screening (e.g., CARS). Evaluations may require testing and/or observation offsite (e.g., school, jail).
• Candidate will type own reports/file and copy reports.
• Be an active member of the Eligibility Committee.
• Review second step charts and offer opinion on eligibility at the meeting. Provide follow-up as needed.
• Attend face to face “denial” meetings with family/agency representatives/individual.
• Participates in a Medicaid fair hearing process, including preparing, reviewing and revising hearing summaries and offer testimony at the hearings as needed.
• Compose weekly denial determinations.
• Participate in trainings and regarding matters of OPWDD Eligibility; including but not limited to Community of Practice meetings.
• Field phone calls related to eligibility.
• Other duties as assigned by immediate Supervisor or Team Leader.
Additional Comments Positions located in Regional Office either at:
Rome- 101 W. Liberty St. Rome, NY 13440 or
Utica- 118 Business Park Dr. Utica, NY 13502
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 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.
Telephone 315-336-2300 ext 578
Email Address opwdd.sm.cny.jobs@opwdd.ny.gov
Address
Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates should submit a posting reply for (PRF-1) and résumé to the Rome Human Resources Office of the Central New York DDSO by the closing date indicated above.
Please reference posting number on resume.