Mental Health Program Specialist 2

1 day ago

Albany, New York, United States StateJobsNY Full time
Job Title: Mental Health Program Specialist 2

Join the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) as a Mental Health Program Specialist 2 and contribute to the development and implementation of mental health services in New York State.

Job Summary:

The Mental Health Program Specialist 2 will provide technical assistance, case consultation, and support to licensed or designated providers on complex cases. The incumbent will also represent OMH in key stakeholder meetings with Article 28 mental health emergency departments, CPEPS, and community-based provider organizations.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide guidance to hospital and community providers/programs, responding to provider inquiries on service and programs.
  • Provide technical assistance, case consultation, and support to licensed or designated providers on complex cases.
  • Represent OMH in key stakeholder meetings with Article 28 mental health emergency departments, CPEPS, and community-based provider organizations.
  • Support programs in identifying and navigating resources, providing assistance with systems navigation.
  • Clarify standards of care for existing hospital activities/protocols regarding psychiatric admission and discharge and modifying or establishing new policies/processes/checklists as needed to create equity, systemic accountability, and standards for evaluation.
  • Serve as the liaison to state and local entities in promoting the delivery of evidence-based treatment.
  • Facilitate communication between various provider agencies.
  • Assist in providing program and operational information.
  • Identify and report on systems barriers, challenges, and problem areas.
  • Gather and monitor service, management, clinical, and quality of care data/statistics.
  • Identify policy issues and trends resulting from activities and advise supervisor and staff from OMH Quality Management regarding these issues.
Requirements:
  • A bachelor's degree in a qualifying field.
  • 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Candidates with clinical background and/or prior hospital experience are preferred for these roles.
What We Offer:

Employment with New York State offers unmatched benefits, individual support, and career mobility for motivated individuals, including NYS pension and retirement programs, annual cost of living and performance advance increases, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, paid time off, including thirteen paid holidays per year, and paid personal leave, vacation leave, and sick leave.

Additional Comments: Employment with New York State offers unmatched benefits, individual support, and career mobility for motivated individuals, including NYS pension and retirement programs, annual cost of living and performance advance increases, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, paid time off, including thirteen paid holidays per year, and paid personal leave, vacation leave, and sick leave.

Please note, employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to operational needs and Agency Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

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.

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.

This position may be designated 55 b/c and is subject to verification of applicant eligibility.

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 may be 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.

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