Mental Health Program Specialist 2 (NY HELPS), Central Office;

Duties Description

The incumbent of this position primary focus will be to generate and analyze bureau reports, manage and support various projects within the bureau. Specific duties to be performed may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support all reporting needs of BHS, including independently or at the direction of the Director of Health Services (or designees)
• Develop/prepare reports using computer systems where data may be available including but not limited to; Oracle/Cerner, VistA, Cardinal’s Order Express and SEFR
• Interpret and react to data
• Support mandatory report generation and submission (e.g. run and submit Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement controlled substance reporting)
• Manage the Bureau car and use requirements (e.g. ensuring all BHS staff are in the License Event Notification Service, LENS)
• Manage Central Office distribution of COVID tests to OMH PCs
• Manage funding requests for care provided outside of OMH PCs (e.g. external medical consults)
• Provide QA services for costing and Medicare Part D billing information
• Process requests for changes to BHS controlled information on the OMH internal website/Hub
• Act as SFS liaison, support BHS staff with Travel & Expense processing as needed
• Act as backup to support NKI lab operations
• Act as backup/support Point of Care testing staff
• Act as backup for DOH Health Commerce System (HCS)
• Coordinator activities if needed
• Other tasks as assigned by Director of Health Services

Minimum Qualifications

Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications Under the NY HELPS Program: A bachelor's degree in a qualifying field* AND three years of professional clinical or administrative experience in a federal or state operated, licensed, certified, or funded mental health program+

• +A master's degree in a qualifying field* can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

Qualifying degrees: child and family studies, counseling and community psychology, creative arts therapy, criminal justice, health administration, hospital administration, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, nursing, psychoanalysis, psychology, public administration, public health, public policy, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, social work, sociology, or special education

Transfer Opportunity: Candidates must have permanent service as a Mental Health Program Specialist 2, Grade 23, and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having at least one year of permanent service in a qualifying title within two salary grades of the Grade 23 level.

Additional Comments Specific scheduled hours and telecommuting availability for this position will be discussed during the interview process. Please note, employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to operational needs and Agency Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of NY HELPS, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date, it is expected that employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.

Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply.

OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations.

A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency.

OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.