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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 08/29/17

Applications Due09/27/17

Vacancy ID43432

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitleDeputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 - Quality Management, New York City Children's Center, P17488

Occupational CategoryAdministrative or General Management

Salary Grade664

Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)

Salary RangeFrom $104640 to $132054 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 12 AM

To 11:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Queens

Street Address New York City Children's Center - Queens Campus

74-03 Commonwealth Boulevard

City Bellerose

StateNY

Zip Code11428

Minimum Qualifications Candidates who meet either of the qualifications listed below (Option 1 or 2) are eligible:

Option 1:

A. Education

A master’s degree in a mental hygiene discipline (occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, psychology, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, education, and nursing), hospital/health administration, or other administrative area specifically related to health care, sociology, statistics, or quantitative research, or a license to practice medicine in NYS or Canada.

AND

B. Experience

Six (6) years of experience in a mental health program or health care setting that includes two (2) years of managerial experience in at least three (3) quality management component areas such as program evaluation, clinical risk management, standards compliance, survey readiness, utilization review, or a closely related area.

Substitutions

Managerial experience in only two (2) of the quality management component areas noted above requires an additional year of such experience; managerial experience in only one (1) of the quality management component areas noted above requires an additional two (2) years of such experience.

A license to practice medicine or a doctoral degree may substitute for one (1) year of the general experience.

Option 2:

A. Education

A Master's degree in a mental hygiene discipline (including physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, speech pathology and audiology, communication disorders, psychology, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, education, nursing), hospital administration, community mental health, business or public administration or other administrative area specifically related to health care, behavioral or social science from an accredited school; or a valid license to practice medicine in New York State or Canada. Current registration or licensure required where applicable.

AND

B. Experience

Four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative, consultative or supervisory experience in a mental health program including at least one of the following:

1. One (1) year of satisfactory experience in a position as administrative head of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

OR

2. One (1) year of satisfactory supervisory, professional or administrative experience in the development, operation and/or implementation of the mental health service delivery system for State facilities, counties or local/private agencies in two (2) or more of the following areas: program development, management procedures, community organization, resource planning, funding, program proposals, advisory boards, consumer and community advocacy and intergovernmental relations.

Additionally, all candidates must be eligible to participate in Federal health care programs (e.g., Medicaid). Individuals excluded from participation in these programs will not be considered.

Duties Description Under the general direction of the Executive Director and in close collaboration with other facility cabinet level staff, the Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 – Quality Management participates in developing, implementing, interpreting, and evaluating facility goals and policies to support quality management through providing quality care and clinical treatment by focusing on such areas as outcome measurements, treatment plans, and cultural and linguistic competence standards. The incumbent of this position will be responsible for the oversight of the facility’s overall Quality Management Program which includes program evaluation, incident review, risk management, utilization review, consumer satisfaction, survey readiness, medical records, discipline standards, professional growth and development, standards compliance, cultural competence, and performance improvement.

Additional Comments New York City Children’s Center (NYCCC) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 – Quality Management. NYCCC provides a comprehensive array of behavioral health care services to youth with serious emotional disturbances that help foster recovery and successful functioning in the home, school and community. NYCCC offers a full range of programs and services including inpatient hospitalization, behavioral health clinic, day treatment/intensive day treatment, intensive case management, crisis intervention, learning resource center, community respite, and youth and family support within a safe and therapeutic environment. For further information about New York City Children’s Center, please visit:

https://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/facilities/nyccc/

Background Investigation and Fees:

All prospective employees will be fingerprinted and undergo a complete Criminal Background Check against New York State and federal criminal history records. Candidates will also be subject to a check against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, and the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR) maintained by the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). Candidates may be required to pay the fees associated with these background checks. Employment is contingent upon your complying with and satisfactorily meeting these background investigation requirements.


Notes:

1. It is the candidate’s responsibility to clearly demonstrate how
they meet minimum qualifications. Vague or ambiguous
information will not be interpreted in the candidate’s favor.

2. In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, you
cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the
Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If
you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded
individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated
from your employment.

3. 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 or via
email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Application Procedure:

This job posting represents a reposting of the Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 – Operations, originally posted on August 9, 2017. Candidates that applied to the original posting do not need to reapply for consideration for this vacancy.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Mr. Donald Deyoe, Human Resources Specialist 2

Telephone (518) 474-1261

Fax (518) 402-4086

Email Address omhjobs@omh.ny.gov

Address

Street NYS Office of Mental Health, Attention: Deputy Director, Psychiatric Center 1 - Quality Management- New York City Children’s Center

44 Holland Avenue

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12229

 

Notes on ApplyingQualified candidates interested in employment at this location should submit a resume by September 27, 2017.

New York City Children's Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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