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

OFFICE/REGION: Taconic DDROO – Region 3

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Region 3 – Eligibility

LOCATION: Taconic OPWDD Hudson Valley OPWDD

Dutchess County Office 7 Wilbur Road

38 Firemen’s Way Thiells, NY 10984

Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

SHIFT: Monday – Friday, 8:30am- 5:00pm, occasional weeknight or weekend

PASS DAYS: Saturday & Sunday

OTHER: More details to be discussed at the interview

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

· The Licensed Master Social Worker 1(LMSW1) within the Eligibility Team, will provide support and assistance to the Region 3 eligibility team. This position assists to adequately respond to a growing volume of eligibility requests. There are currently 21,000+ people within the region with eligibility and waiver enrollment, there are regularly circumstances that require a re-review of both eligibility and updated Level of Care forms.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include but are not limited to:

· Following a Licensed Clinical Review of eligibility for first, second and/or third step, prepare and send outcome letters within required timeline.

· May participate in clinical eligibility reviews at first step.

· Send request for third step review to appropriate Central Office staff.

· Coordinate documents for Fair Hearings.

· Ensure Fair hearing summaries are sent out within time frames.

· Complete TABS entries throughout the process related to review outcomes.

· Interface and respond to inquiries from stakeholders related to the eligibility status.

· Tracking, monitoring, and generating reports on a variety of steps of the review process

· Interface with the front Door Team, CCOs and other stakeholders.

· Other duties as assigned

NOTE: Travel may 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:

Permanent Qualifications: Candidates must currently be a permanent LMSW 1 OR must be active and reachable on the current Civil Service eligible list for LMSW 1.

Transfer Qualifications: Candidates must beeligible for 70.1 transfer by way of current permanent status in a title deemed comparable to the LMSW 1 by the Department of Civil Service (Must also be within 2 salary grades of the targeted title).

Provisional Qualifications: Candidates must be licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) AND have one year of post NYS licensure professional social work experience;**

Or Candidates must belicensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Registration and licensure as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor is not considered qualifying for these examinations.

** Professional social work experience involves activities such as screening, assessing and diagnosing individuals' and families' psychosocial needs, strengths and limitations; participating in the development of treatment plans and discharge plans; counseling and educating individuals, groups and families to promote mental, emotional, physical and social functioning; helping access needed services; providing client/patient advocacy and crisis intervention; and developing, coordinating and evaluating services and support systems. Experience limited to social work research or social work administration is NOT considered qualifying.

NOTE: Provisional appointments will only be considered if there are insufficient in-Title and/or Civil Service List candidates.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications, a current resume and

a copy of your bachelor’s degree to the Taconic DDSOO 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: 845-877-6821 ext. 3367

Fax: 845-877-3851

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 he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689

· 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 (518) 474-6988

· 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.

· 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.

· OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $61,270.00 - $77,912.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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