Licensed Psychologist

Duties Description

• 1. Assess individuals under Article 15 MHL to determine if criteria are met for involuntary, non-objecting, or voluntary retention.
• 2. Work with the courts to provide expert testimony when required.
• 3. Work together with the court, AAG, MHLS, psychiatry providers, families, and treatment teams to ensure a continuum of care as well as providing a strong support system for the patient and the highest quality of care for individuals.
• 4. Supervise unlicensed psychologists and social workers on treatment plans, individual and group therapy, Risk Assessments, and Higher Risk BSPs.
• 5. Oversee staff trainings and provide consultation for staff and clinicians on the units.
• 6. Provide assessments, counseling, and specialized therapy to individuals on caseload as needed.
• 7. Ensure compliance with 483 Regulations.
• 8. Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team; participates in team meetings, presents clinical information and observations, and provides consultation, training, and assistance to staff in other disciplines; and coordinates care and treatment planning for individuals.
• 9. Provide staff and clinician training on CPL statuses, forensic topics, and other pertinent topics related to challenging behaviors/ psychiatric diagnoses.
• 10. Create curriculum and oversee competency and restoration groups as well as other therapeutic groups.
• 11. Participate in complex assessments and/or review clinical documentation to review and/or confirm both diagnostic and behavioral needs of people with /DD.
• 12. Professionally and ethically complete treatment planning and documentation requirements in a timely manner.
• 13. Participate in Psychology Department activities and local agency committees as well as Central Office committees as requested.
• 14. Assist Chief or Principal Psychologist in providing clinical supervision or fulfillment of other administrative tasks as assigned.
• 15. May teach New Employee Orientation classes on psychology related topics.
• 16. Serves as psychological examiner for those evaluations where a licensed practitioner is required (competency, surrogate decision making, involuntary admission, etc.).
• 17. Maintains professional licensure and continuing education and training requirements.
• 18. May involve some travel for training purposes and for screening new admissions.

Candidates must be licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Psychologist.

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…