Psychologist 2

Duties Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Under the supervision of the Chief Psychologist or designee (Clinical Supervisor) and/or Treatment Team Leader:

• Provides psychology services for young adults who will be living in a Comprehensive Adult Transitional Home (CATH). It is anticipated that many of the young adults will be transitioning from residential schools and will have intensive behavioral/psychiatric needs. The program is intended to provide a temporary home to assist with the transition and to allow for more time to assess and identify an appropriate home within 18 months.
• Spends time at the CATH residence and day programs to model, teach, and support staff who are implementing the plans, interfacing with all three shifts.
• Provides psychology services for adults who will be living in Individual Residential Alternatives (IRA) including coordinating services between the residence and day program/vocational services.
• Develops Functional Behavioral Assessments and treatment plans including Higher Risk Behavior Support Plans, Behavior Support Plans, and Monitoring Plans.
• Trains staff on the implementation of treatment plans and various topics related to developmental and psychiatric diagnoses and building relationships.
• Makes frequent site visits including residence and day program.
• Ensures delivery of service complies with regulations, agency policies, and ethical standards of clinical practice.
• Conducts assessments and provides training to staff regarding risk mitigation and safeguards for protection of individual rights and community safety.
• Utilizes the Electronic Health Record to document assessments, plans, clinical notes, consent processes, and related behavioral/psychological activities and services.
• Interacts with families to provide explanations of psychology services and shares behavioral intervention methods.
• Collects and utilizes data to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of treatment strategies and progress.
• Participates in team meetings on regular basis and updates team as needed.
• Prepares information and attends psychiatry appointments, including any follow up required.
• Provides individual and group counseling/educational services.
• Provides various assessments including but not limited to cognition, adaptive behavior, academic, risk/forensic/legal, capacity, and others as needed.
• Attends and participates at monthly psychology department meetings and clinical supervision.
• Attends OPWDD New Employment Orientation, if needed.
• Attends Positive Relationships Offer More to Everyone (PROMOTE) including restrictive physical interventions and maintains training requirements.
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Psychologist 2:

One year of permanent service as a Psychologist 2 or in a title deemed appropriate for transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Promotion:

Candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Psychologist 1 or as a Psychologist 1 (Spanish Language).

Provisional Appointment:

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 an appointment:

Candidates must have a Master of Psychology degree from a regionally accredited

college or university psychology degree program which prepares graduates for clinical positions in the

field of psychology in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting. Qualifying degree

programs must have included coursework in psychological and behavioral assessment, and treatment

modalities for psychological and behavioral disorders. You must also have three years of supervised post master's degree experience in a clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school setting, where your primary duties were providing psychological services as described below.

Substitution for Post-Master’s degree experience:

• Doctoral degree in a clinical field of psychology may be substituted for both the education and experience
  
  

requirements above.

• Clinical psychology practicum, externship, or fieldwork assignment, that was completed as part of a
  
  

qualifying Master of Psychology degree program, may be substituted for one year of the required

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.
• Certificate of advanced study in a clinical field of psychology or school psychology may be substituted for
  
  

One Year Of The Required Experience.

• 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 for Psychologist 2 must primarily include administering assessments and tests for diagnostic psychological evaluations or completing functional behavioral 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.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments

• This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.
• At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.
• Family and household member relationships: OPWDD policy may impact eligibility for this position. Employees are responsible for recognizing the relationship and not posting for positions where it would be a concern. Before you apply read Section 120.27 of the Region 3 Policy Manual. Please e-mail capital.district.human.resources@opwdd.ny.gov if you have you need help determining if this policy applies to you.
• Must be cleared by the NYS Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment if position requires working with minors and not previously cleared.
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or e-mail at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements, and previously approved vacation/holiday time will be honored in the new assignment.
• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
  
  

° Paid Holidays and Leave:

° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.

° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.

° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.

° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.

° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

• Health Care Coverage:
  
  

Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental, and vision plans at no extra cost.

• Paid Parental Leave:
  
  

Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

• Retirement Program:
  
  

Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.