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Review Vacancy Date Posted 08/23/24 Applications Due09/09/24 Vacancy ID166039 * Basics * Schedule * Location * Job Specifics * Contact NY HELPYes AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for TitleRehabilitation Counselor 2 Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade19 Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary RangeFrom $68523 to $87032 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class Travel Percentage 30% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 40 Workday From 8 AM To 4:30 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No County Bronx Street Address 2400 Halsey Street Metro NY DDSOO City Bronx StateNY Zip Code10461 Minimum Qualifications Metro NY DDSO is currently recruiting for a Rehabilitation Counselor 2 to provide rehabilitative services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program as Rehabilitation Counselor 1 if they have: * Bachelor's degree in a human service field and * 3 years of professional experience providing vocational, psychosocial, or rehabilitative/habilitative services in an agency primarily serving individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or addictions. * Substitution: Master's degree in a related field can substitute for one year of specialized experience. OR Candidates from outside and within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Rehabilitation Counselor 2 eligible list. OR Candidates from within State Service can be considered for transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law. Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1) Will be responsible for ensuring that Life Plans are received timely and contain all the necessary elements to support Medicaid billing and compliance. 2) Interfacing with Care Coordinators, Habilitation Specialist, Family Care Liaisons to ensure that Life Plans are received timely. 3) Act as Liaison with the CCO Agencies, Medicaid Compliance Liaison, and other entities. 4) Create tracking systems to maintain tracking of all Life Plans. 5) Provide training to residential and day program staff. 6) Complete CFR Projects, FIDA-IDD, and agency investigations. 7) Provide clinical supervision, instruction, training, and in-services to all Habilitation Specialists (Bronx and Manhattan), as well as review documents for quality: Life Plans, Staff Action Plans, Safeguard Summary Plans, Monthly Summary Notes, Gatekeeper Form, etc. 8) Conduct site visit observations to ensure that person-centered goals are being carried out as per the HCBS wavier documentation (ie. Life Plan and Staff Action plan) 9) Review EHR to confirm entries and documentation have been completed/uploaded. 10) Establish working relationships with CCOs and ensure Life Plans, (LP) are scheduled as required, create tickler system to maintain tracking of all Life Plans, contact applicable parties to reconcile any concerns noted during Life Plan audits, and interface with the Medicaid Compliance Officer and liaisons. 11) Other duties as assigned 12) Travel is required LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all #LI-SB1 Additional Comments Please note: * OPWDD is committed 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. * 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 believes that he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms. * 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. * For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored. * 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. * 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. * OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Em Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. Name Metro NY DDSO Telephone Fax 646-766-3491 Email Address Metro.Human.Resources@opwdd.ny.gov Address Street 2400 Halsey Street Human Resources Office City Bronx State NY Zip Code 10461 Notes on ApplyingPlease submit a cover letter and resume by September 9, 2024, and reference EOA #2024-188 on all correspondence.