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Date Posted 03/23/26 Applications Due 04/17/26 Vacancy ID 212237
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NY HELP Yes
Agency: Mental Health, Office of Title: Occupational Therapist, (NY HELPS), Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Inpatient, P26686 Occupational Category: Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade: 20 Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range: From $78,193 to $98,121 Annually Employment Type: Full-Time Appointment Type: Permanent Jurisdictional Class: Non-competitive Class Travel Percentage: 0%
Workweek: Other (see below) "Other" Explanation: Days with one evening shift required and pass days either Friday/Saturday or Sunday/Monday. Schedule to be discussed at interview. Hours Per Week: 40 Workday: From 6 AM To 6 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? No
County: Onondaga Street Address: Hutchings Psychiatric Center, 620 Madison Street City: Syracuse State: NY Zip Code: 13210
Duties Description Hutchings Psychiatric Center is currently recruiting an Occupational Therapist to provide occupational therapy treatment services to individuals with mental illness. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will work with individuals to achieve the best physical, cognitive, and mental functioning in daily life skills including:
Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Senior Occupational Therapist if you are licensed and current registered as an Occupational Therapist in New York. OR Candidates within State Service can be considered 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.
Additional Comments All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:
Background checks will be required.
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 (NPPES); 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 are required to become a Medicare Provider and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name: Human Resources Telephone: Fax: 315-426-3605 Email Address: hpcpersonnel@omh.ny.gov
Address Street: Hutchings Psychiatric Center, 620 Madison Street City: Syracuse State: NY Zip Code: 13210
Notes on Applying Indicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials. https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/Employment/docs/employment-application.pdf
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.
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