Associate Psychologist

NY HELP Yes Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for Title Associate Psychologist Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade 23 Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) Salary Range From $86681 to $109650 Annually Employment Type Full-Time Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class Travel Percentage 10% Workweek Mon-Fri Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday From 9 AM To 5 PM Flextime allowed? No Mandatory overtime? No Compressed workweek allowed? No Telecommuting allowed? Yes County Albany Street Address 44 Holland Ave City Albany State NY Zip Code 12229 Duties Description The Associate Psychologist position will serve as the Division Statewide Services, Bureau Service Allocation, Research, and Review (BSARR), Clinical Quality Assurance Team Lead. The BSARR is responsible for leading various agency-wide initiatives to improve health equity, service allocation, and service access. BSARR is a fundamental part of our strategic goals of transforming our system through innovation and change. The BSARR Associate Psychologist will report directly to the Bureau Director. The Division of Statewide Services has advanced agency-wide equity goals by creating standard service guidance that is based on valid and reliable clinical assessment information. With these tools now available, BSARR will lead efforts that ensure that OPWDD service system adheres to service authorization guidance and thus serves as OPWDD's first Utilization Management team. This position will implement standard operating procedures which will be the mechanism to stem overutilization and promote fairness in service access goals that are especially important given the workforce crisis. The Bureau's Clinical Quality Assurance Team will collaborate across OPWDD to inform policy and guidance that ensures service authorization and utilization are clinically appropriate and consistent with the strengths and needs of the individual. This team is intentionally positioned in the Division of Statewide Services to ensure the required integration of subject matter experts in assessment, clinical evaluation, resource allocation, research, and data analysis. Specifically, with the supports of licensed psychologists, the Associate Psychologist will oversee a team of staff who will review OPWDD supports / services, provide clinical guidance, create protocols and procedures for appropriate service authorization, and monitor trends in the OPWDD service system of nearly 140,000 individuals. This position will be responsible for providing oversight and monitoring of changing OPWDD clinical guidance and will focus on topic areas identified as priorities by OPWDD leadership. This information will be leveraged to help the agency look at where areas of the service spectrum may not meet the needs of the people, where there may be issues of access, and where there may be issues of inequity. The Associate Psychologist, BSARR Clinical Quality Assurance Team Lead, will be directly responsible for the following: u00b7 Conduct clinical evaluations and/or consultation on assessment(s) as clinically indicated, under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.u00b7 Provide oversight of quality improvement activities, including setting priorities and identifying areas through collaborative review of service utilization information.u00b7Consider all relevant clinical information on case-specific requests and provide consultation with DDRO staff to determine if additional clinical considerations should be followed. u00b7Assess clinical appropriateness and effectiveness of service authorizations including under-utilization, over-utilization, inappropriate utilization, and denials.u00b7 Refer cases back to the responsible authorization team to address concerns related to clinical documentation, service authorization consistency, service utilization and/or treatment differences among individuals with similar needs.u00b7 Document allocation and utilization reviews and recommendations submitted to the Statewide Services Office of the Medical Director.u00b7 Consult with regional staff reviewing case files and/or other subject matter experts as needed. u00b7 Supervise staff that will perform routine `Intake and Inquiry Review' and u201cConflict Resolution & Guidance Development

Created: 2026-03-02