Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $86500 to $96732 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable for appointment on the current Civil Service eligible list for this title; OR candidates must have one year of permanent service as a Licensed Psychologist and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible for transfer via Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. In addition, candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice psychology in New York State.
Temporary Appointment:
Promotional Opportunity: Candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice psychology in New York State AND have had one year of permanent competitive service as an Associate Psychologist or Psychologist 2.
Open Competitive Opportunity: Candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice psychology in New York State.
Licensed Psychologist is a continuous recruitment examination. Candidates who are not currently on the eligible list may apply for this position and if appointed, will receive a temporary appointment. To apply for this examination, candidates must submit a completed NYS-APP form with their resume and cover letter. A NYS-APP form can be obtained by emailing NYS Department of Civil Service: examinfo@cs.ny.gov.
Note: 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.
Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Conduct psychological evaluations; including administration, scoring and interpretation of test data in
order to aid in Eligibility determinations. These evaluations may include intelligence testing (e.g. WAISIV);
adaptive measures (e.g., Vineland/ABAS); and Autism screening (e.g., CARS). Evaluations may
require testing and/or observation offsite (e.g., school, jail).
• Participation in the Eligibility Committee.
• Review second step charts and offer opinion on eligibility at the meeting. Provide follow-up as needed.
• Attend face-to-face “denial” meetings with family/agency representatives/individual.
• Participates in a Medicaid fair hearing process, including preparing, reviewing and revising hearing
summaries and offer testimony at the hearings as needed.
• Compose denial determinations.
• Participate in trainings and regarding matters of OPWDD Eligibility; including but not limited to
Community of Practice meetings.
• Be an active liaison of the statewide Regional Office Start Advisory Council.
• Field phone calls related to eligibility.
• Provide supervision to staff assigned to Regional Office Team 1 - Eligibility
• Some travel may be required.
• Other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Licensed psychology specific assessments for State Operations for health care and end of life capacity as needed.
Additional Comments Position may be eligible for Loan Forgiveness via the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
For more information on PSLF, please visit StudentAid.gov/publicservice.
Please note: This position also features an increased hiring rate.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.