What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adaptive Equipment Specialist position at NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities?
Duties Description
Designs, constructs, modifies, and maintains adaptive equipment for individuals, such as positioning devices, mobility-related devices, sleeping systems, seating and positioning components for wheelchairs, safety equipment, assistive technology, environmental control and augmentative devices, and mounting systems for controllers, switches, and adapted access devices.
Coordinates and collaborates with treatment teams and clinical staff to assess individuals' needs for adaptive equipment services; determines the appropriate equipment design or modifications; assembles equipment; and adapts measurement specifications to meet individuals’ requirements.
Constructs equipment with machine shop tools and materials, such as wood, metal, thermoplastics, foams, fabrics, plexiglass, and various electronic components, following safety standards.
Collaborates with manufacturers or third-party vendors as needed for inspections or repairs including, but not limited to, lift equipment, therapeutic tubs, hospital beds, and clinical equipment.
Provides training to clinical staff on the proper use and maintenance of equipment and provides advisement and consultation on the environmental modifications required for implementation.
Adheres to and maintains service maintenance schedules for equipment; repairs and maintains adaptive equipment constructed in-house and/or commercially available; and responds to emergency repair requests.
Maintains shop workspace; updates inventory records; notifies supervisor of equipment and material needs; and submits purchase order estimates and cost reports.
Documents completed work and follow-up activities; maintains work logs; and submits finalized work orders to supervisor.
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Minimum Qualifications
Non-Competitive: two years of experience designing and manufacturing adaptive equipment; or 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.
Additional Comments
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
Designs, constructs, modifies, and maintains adaptive equipment for individuals, such as positioning devices, mobility-related devices, sleeping systems, seating and positioning components for wheelchairs, safety equipment, assistive technology, environmental control and augmentative devices, and mounting systems for controllers, switches, and adapted access devices.
Coordinates and collaborates with treatment teams and clinical staff to assess individuals' needs for adaptive equipment services; determines the appropriate equipment design or modifications; assembles equipment; and adapts measurement specifications to meet individuals’ requirements.
Constructs equipment with machine shop tools and materials, such as wood, metal, thermoplastics, foams, fabrics, plexiglass, and various electronic components, following safety standards.
Collaborates with manufacturers or third-party vendors as needed for inspections or repairs including, but not limited to, lift equipment, therapeutic tubs, hospital beds, and clinical equipment.
Provides training to clinical staff on the proper use and maintenance of equipment and provides advisement and consultation on the environmental modifications required for implementation.
Adheres to and maintains service maintenance schedules for equipment; repairs and maintains adaptive equipment constructed in-house and/or commercially available; and responds to emergency repair requests.
Maintains shop workspace; updates inventory records; notifies supervisor of equipment and material needs; and submits purchase order estimates and cost reports.
Documents completed work and follow-up activities; maintains work logs; and submits finalized work orders to supervisor.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all
Minimum Qualifications
Non-Competitive: two years of experience designing and manufacturing adaptive equipment; or 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.
Additional Comments
- The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
- Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
- All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
- 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. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
- 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 or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
- Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
- Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
- Life insurance and Disability insurance.
- The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
- Paid Holidays and Leave:
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
- Health Care Coverage:
- Paid Parental Leave:
- Retirement Program:
- Professional Development and Education and Training:
- Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
- OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated 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.
Salary : $53,764 - $68,630