Duties Description The Licensed Psychologist position will serve as the Clinical Quality Team Lead for the Bureau Service Allocation, Research, and Review (BSARR), within the Division of Statewide Services. The BSARR is responsible for leading various agency-wide initiatives to improve health equity, service allocation, and service access, functioning as a fundamental resource to meet strategic goals related to transforming our system through innovation and change, and will serve as OPWDDs first utilization review team. The BSARR Licensed Psychologist (Clinical Quality Team Lead) will report directly to the Bureau Director. This position will implement standard operating procedures which will be the mechanism to promote equity in service access goals. BSARR's Clinical Quality Assurance Team will collaborate with other OPWDD bureaus and divisions to inform policy and guidance that supports service authorization and access to services that is clinically appropriate and consistent with the strengths and needs of the individual. The Licensed Psychologist will oversee a team responsible for reviewing, assessing, and making recommendations related to OPWDD supports / services, provide clinical guidance, create protocols and procedures, and monitor trends in the OPWDD service system, currently supporting approximately 130,000 individuals.The Licensed Psychologist will be directly responsible for the following:
· Developing and implementing comprehensive clinical guidance, protocols, and standard operating procedures for the BSARR.
· Overseeing and managing the full life-cycle of clinical quality assurance activities, including the review of assessments, peer reviews, clinical evaluations, and the development of evidence-based recommendations.
· Evaluating the clinical appropriateness of service authorization requests, both aggregately and through individual case reviews.
· Conducting in-depth clinical reviews of complex and high-risk cases, collaborating with BSARR's clinical quality assurance team and the Medical Director to finalize determinations from the review process.
· Leading improvement activities ensuring clinical quality assurance and that service allocations are clinically and medically justified, person-centered, and aligned with best practices in care delivery throughout the state.
· Conducting comprehensive case reviews of medical, psychiatric, behavioral health records and psychological assessments, functional assessments, and other support documentation to inform evidence-based decisions.
· Analyzing and interpreting service utilization trends and clinical data to inform and enhance policies, training, and continuous improvement efforts in the service authorization process.
· Consulting with OPWDD regional staff and/or other subject matter experts as needed.
· Providing supervision, guidance, and oversight to subordinate staff; intervening and resolving problems as necessary, including training new staff and identifying changing training needs of bureau staff.
· Maintaining confidentiality of personal health information and obtaining releases if needed.
· Assisting with developing and/or presenting trainings to other bureaus or divisions, as assigned.
· Performing other duties as assigned by the Division of Statewide Services.Telecommuting policy will be discussed at interview.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Training, experience, and expertise diagnosing, treating, or supporting people with developmental disabilities.
· Experience with managed care and/or clinical utilization review systems.
· Strong abilities to work across agency teams and divisions, as well as interfacing with external agencies, partners, families, and advocates, including developing working relationships with professionals and subject experts from other fields is also preferred.
· Experience with interpreting and leveraging results from comprehensive functional needs assessments.
· Familiarity with psychological assessments used to diagnose and evaluate for the presence of developmental disabilities, including intellectual assessment, adaptive functioning, and specialty autism assessment tools is preferred.
· Strong communication, writing, interpersonal, and presentation skills to convey clinical findings, justification for recommendations, and policy guidance to internal teams, external stakeholders, and multidisciplinary audiences.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-EF1Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Psychologist.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.

Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 25 ($96,336), Increased hiring rate ($25,077), and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000). The Geographic Pay Differential is also applied to the posted Job Rate ($121,413).

If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.

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.

Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.

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.

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.

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 or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

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.

Professional Development and Education and Training:

NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.

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.

***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

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