Health Systems Specialist 2 (Nutrition) - NY HELPS

New York, NY, United States

"Permanent Transfer Candidates: Current NYS Department of Health employee with one year of permanent or contingent-permanent, competitive service and eligible for a 70.1 transfer.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe 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 this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making temporary appointments. In June 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected 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.

Non Competitive Candidates Via NY HELPS: Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration AND two years of experience in one or more of the following areas: providing clinical services in a licensed healthcare facility or program, or utilizing clinical knowledge in the review or oversight of clinical services for reimbursement or quality assurance purposes."

Preferred Qualifications: Ability to evaluate records against applicable laws and regulations. Ability to draft and/or review Statements or Notices of Deficiencies, Plans of Correction, Investigative reports, and survey information against statewide standards for consistency and quality assurance. Ability to gather data as needed for reports, recommend enforcements or sanctions. Strong organization skills and proficiency with the Microsoft Office product suite. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Federal Surveyor Minimum Quality Test certification and investigatory experience is a plus.

Duties Description With an eye toward continuous quality improvement, serve the Regional Office team as the Nutritionist for the adult care facility surveillance program. In this capacity, the incumbent will participate on a multi-disciplinary health and safety survey team as the chief inspector of facilities' dietary compliance, assessing State and Federal regulatory compliance through onsite surveys or independently depending on the nature of the assessment. In addition, the incumbent will participate in emergency preparedness and response activities, provide technical support and assistance to facilities where appropriate, draft inspection reports and review same drafted by lower-level staff to ensure regulatory compliance, assessing This will require that the incumbent meet with dietician teams at adult care facilities and assisted living programs and conduct interviews of residents to assess overall compliance as needed to drive quality of life improvements in such facilities. In addition, the incumbent will prepare well-written reports related to their findings, participate in interdisciplinary reviews as needed, and provide constant feedback about necessary improvements to impact the suitability of aged and aging services. In this team-oriented environment, the incumbent may be asked to participate in other program-related activities as needed.

Additional Comments Federal Surveyor Minimum Quality Test certification is required to be obtained within 12 months of start. This position is largely performed in the field, and requires travel throughout the State to perform necessary onsite inspections as needed, often to areas unserved by public transit. As such, the successful candidate must be flexible and able to travel.

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

This position may require travel throughout New York State including overnights to areas not served by public transportation.

"For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health's Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

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Name Human Resource Management Group SM/HSS2(NUT)/46679

Telephone 518-486-1653

Fax 518-473-3395

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street RM 2217, Corning Tower Building, ESP

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12237

Notes on Applying Please submit your resume and cover letter as one (1) document, preferably in PDF format, by email to [email protected], with Reference SM/HSS2(NUT)/46679 included in the subject line or by mail to Human Resources Management Group, SM/HSS2(NUT)/46679, Rm 2217, Corning Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237-0012, or by fax to (518) 473-3395. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.