Sr Occupational Therapist - Poughkeepsie, United States - OPWDD/Taconic DDSO

Description

Job Description

Job Description

NEGOTIATIONG UNIT: PS&T – Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

OFFICE/REGION: NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities-Taconic

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: State Operations Region #4

LOCATION: Article 16 Clinic

Noxon Day Program

76 Firemen's Way

Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

SHIFT/PASS DAYS: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Saturday/Sunday Pass

OTHER: *Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of statutory hiring rate ($61,270) and Mid-Hudson Adjustment ($1,513). The Mid-Hudson Adjustment ($1,513) is also added to job rate ($77,912).

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Senior OTR provides a vital service to the Intellectually Disabled/Developmentally Disabled (ID/DD) population by helping individuals with disabilities participate in activities they wish to be involved in and are necessary for them to do through the use and practice of therapeutic interventions and everyday activities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties could include but are not limited to:

· Providing a variety of occupational therapy treatment services to individuals with more complicated occupational therapy needs.

· Providing clinical supervision and training to Occupational Therapists and/or Occupational Therapy Assistants.

· Evaluating, planning, and carrying out individual treatment interventions and procedures for their patients based on their needs and treatment goals.

· Training new Occupational Therapy staff and existing OT staff.

· Training new employees on topics such as Safe Patient Handling, Dining Skills, Wheelchair Securement, and other occupational therapy topics and responsibilities.

NOTE: Travel within the five-county catchment area will be required in the performance of the duties of the position. This may include a state-owned vehicle, as available, or the employee's own car. An employee who uses his/her own car will be reimbursed at current negotiated rates.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidates must be reachable for appointment from the current Civil Service eligible list

Transfer Opportunity: Candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Senior Occupational Therapist or in a title deemed appropriate for transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law within two salary grades of the Grade 18 level;

OR

Temporary Appointment:

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.
OR
Promotion: one year of service as an Occupational Therapist, and possession of a license and current registration as an Occupational Therapist in New York State.

Open Competitive: possession of a license and current registration as an Occupational Therapist in New York State and one year of post-licensure experience.

Senior 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 must complete the application and submit it via email to along with copies of your degree and current registration to the email below.

Candidates appointed temporary 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.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications and a current resume to the Taconic DDSO Human Resources Office. Please provide your social security number for service certification and transfer eligibility determination process. Also, be sure to include the vacancy number and position title of this announcement on your resume.

OPWDD Taconic – Human Resources

25 Center Circle

Wassaic, New York 12592

Phone: ext. 3367

Fax:

Please note:

· 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 Workforce and Talent Management Central Office or Email at 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.

· Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at or via email at

· 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.

· For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.

· 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

· OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

· OPWDD is committed 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.

Company DescriptionTaconic DDSO is part of the OPWDD (Office for People with Developmental Disabilities) Agency that provides services to disabled individuals.

Company Description

Taconic DDSO is part of the OPWDD (Office for People with Developmental Disabilities) Agency that provides services to disabled individuals.