Psychologist Trainee 1 (NY HELPS), Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, STARC, Bridgeview, Ogdensburg, P27499

Duties Description

• Administering, scoring, and interpreting psychological tests.
• Completing behavioral assessments.
• Leading and participating in individual, family, and/or group counseling sessions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (HELPS) program as a Psychologist Trainee 1 if they have a master's degree in psychology that prepared graduates for positions treating individuals in clinical, forensic, community mental health, or school settings or completion of graduate coursework in a qualifying doctoral level program in psychology that would be the equivalent required for conferral of a master's degree in psychology.
• Candidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment 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.

Additional Comments

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required.

Psychologist Trainee 1, NS is equivalent to SG-18.

Please Note: 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 appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid.

If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicaid and Medicare, you may be terminated from your employment.