Job description

NEGOTIATING UNIT: PS&T – Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) (Non-competitive)

OFFICE/REGION: NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities – Taconic DDSOO

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: State Operations

LOCATION BASE: Article 16 Clinic

76 Firemen’s Way

Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

SHIFT/PASS DAYS: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday/Sunday Pass

OTHER: *Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of statutory hiring rate ($49,202) and Mid-Hudson Adjustment ($1,513). The Mid-Hudson Adjustment ($1,513) is also added to job rate ($62,806).

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Adaptive Equipment Specialist (AES) position is a skill-based technician position that is needed to meet the ongoing needs of individuals’ existing wheelchair and seating system repairs, repairs to mechanical hospital beds and patient mechanical lifts, as well as the fabrication/customization of new equipment, such as: wheelchairs, shower chairs, toilet commodes, and assistive devices for physically compromised and disabled individuals in order to maximize their support, health and safety, and day-to-day functioning. The AES works under the auspices of the Head PT and collaborates with both Sr. OT and Sr. PT staff in terms of assignment of duties and problem solving.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include but are not limited to:

· Participates in seating clinics with venders and OT/PT staff.

· Performs needed off-site repairs, maintenance, and modification of equipment.

· Utilizes various machine shop equipment in the fabrication/repair/customization of adaptive equipment and assistive devices.

· Assists with the Wheelchair Securement Training Program.

· Maintains documentation including mileage of the AES van, monthly reports, and adaptive equipment repair requests.

· Maintains an inventory of parts, devices, and materials.

· Performs lift repairs and set-up.

· Assists with the set-up of hospital beds, and repairs, or modifies as needed.

· Responds to requests for wheelchairs, lifts, and beds in a timely manner, logging the completion or status on the adaptive repair request form.

· Participates / assists with the new employee orientation (NEO) training modules.

· Participates in the Safe Patient Handling Committee meetings.

· Attends to other duties as assigned.

NOTE: Applicants for the position must have a valid driver’s license to apply as travel is a part of the duties involved in this position. This may include a state-owned vehicle, as available, or the employee’s own car. An employee who uses his/her own car will be reimbursed at current negotiated rates.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Non-Competitive: two years of experience designing and manufacturing adaptive equipment; two years of skilled experience in carpentry or a related trade, one year of which must have been designing and manufacturing adaptive equipment for individuals.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications and a current resume, to the Taconic DDSOO Human Resources Office. Please provide your social security number for service certification and transfer eligibility determination process. Also be sure to include the vacancy number and position title of this announcement on your resume.

Taconic DDSO – Human Resources

25 Center Circle

Wassaic, New York 12592

Phone: 845-877-6821 ext. 3367

Fax: 845-877-3851

Please note:

· Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-4785

· Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.

· Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988

· 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 you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer.

· OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

· OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,715.00 - $64,319.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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