| Post Code: D717 | |
| Announcement Number: LEHS7025A | |
| Classification Number: C6720 | |
| Revised: 11/9/2007 (Salary) | |
| Close: 01/13/2008 | |
| Location: Salem | |
| Availability: Full Time | |
This employment opportunity is with Oregon State Hospital, which is part of the Department of Human Services (DHS). There is one full-time opening located in the Forensic Psychiatric Services program in Salem. This is a limited duration position that is anticipated to end on or before February 5, 2008. Limited duration employees have the right and benefits of regular status employees, with the exception of layoff rights. This position is represented by a union. If you previously applied under applied under announcement LEHS7025 and qualified, you need not reapply. Your name will automatically added to the list of qualified candidates for this recruitment. This recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur working with either geriatric, general adult or forensic adult patient populations. INTRODUCTION DHS is a large, diverse organization with multiple goals and exceptionally broad department-wide programs. DHS aspires to have a workforce who will adhere to high standards of conduct and who will embrace the department’s core values of Integrity, Stewardship, Responsibility, Respect and Professionalism. Successful candidates will embrace and model these core values as well as the DHS mission of “Assisting people to become independent, healthy, and safe”. The Oregon State Hospital (OSH) provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for mentally and emotionally ill adult specialty populations from throughout the state. Inpatient services are currently licensed at 681 beds on 19 hospital units and residential services at 96 beds on 3 units. OSH also offers community outreach services, specialized evaluations, and has a consumer support office. QUALIFICATIONS Your application materials will be reviewed to verify that you meet the qualifications stated below. To receive credit, your application materials must clearly show that you meet the minimum qualifications listed below. To qualify for this position you must have:
NOTE: Applicants not licensed by the Oregon Board of Social Work at the time of hire must become licensed within three years of appointment. SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING 1. State of Oregon Application Form PD100 2. Completed Reference Release Form (attached to the back of this recruitment) 3. A cover letter addressing the following desired competencies: Describe your training and experience in collaborating with community partners. Describe your experience in coordinating training with service providers. Describe your knowledge of psychiatric recovery concepts. Qualified applicants whose background most closely matches the desired competencies will be invited to interview. NOTE: Failure to provide all of the requested application materials, including a cover letter, could result in an inability to consider you for the position(s) for which you are applying. SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION PACKET You may deliver, mail, email or FAX your completed application. It must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the application deadline. E-mail directly to: OSH.Recruitment@state.or.us
Please include in the subject line the announcement number LEHS7025A.
Oregon State Hospital
Office of Human Resources
Attn: Stacy Wren
2600 Center Street NE
Salem, OR 97301
or
FAX application materials to (503) 945-9910.
When faxing your application, please include a cover sheet indicating the number of pages sent.
APPLICATION PROCESS Obtain application materials, job and benefits information by doing one of the following: Access the DHS website at: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/index.shtml Call the DHS Job Line at: (503) 945-5742 Contact your local Oregon Employment Department Office. If you need assistance to participate in the application process, you are encouraged to call (503) 945-2814 (voice) or (503) 945-6214 (TTY) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. Keep a copy of your application materials for your job interviews. DHS does not provide copies. Although faxing your application is an option, DHS is not responsible for materials that are illegible or missing as a result of FAX transmission errors or loss in the mail or e-mail. Pay on all announcements may change without notice. Notice of your application results will be sent to you by mail. Although agencies are not required to delay their selection process, you may request a review of your application results. This review request must be received in writing within 10 days from the date of the notice. Additional application information cannot be accepted. However, if the recruitment is still open you may submit a new application, which must be received in our office by the close date of the recruitment. A fingerprint-based criminal history check and driving record check will be done for applicants offered employment. Circumstances of any criminal conviction will determine whether an applicant is accepted for employment. NOTE: Applicants of OSH who are offered employment will also be subject to pre-employment drug testing. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Psychiatric Social Workers at Oregon State Hospital provide particularly complex social work assistance to patients with varying psychiatric disorders. They evaluate problems interfering with a patient’s recovery or rehabilitation, and recommend approaches and techniques to solve these problems. Although supervised by a senior administrator/social worker, these employees are expected to exercise considerable initiative and independent judgment, perform analyses and interpret clinical problems facing patients and their families. Licensed supervision is available. Major duties include:
WORKING CONDITIONS The incumbent in this position works a professional workweek and the incumbent’s flexibility to work this schedule is a condition of employment. The incumbent must be able to work more than 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week, as required, including occasional evenings if/when needed. Work involves daily contact with patients who manifest mental disorders and incumbent may encounter patients with hostile and potentially violent behavior. Most positions require some travel. You must have a valid Oregon driver’s license and maintain an acceptable driving record. If not, you must be able to provide an alternate method of transportation. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) identifies the following five core values that are at the heart of who we are, what we do, and how we perform: stewardship, responsibility, respect, professionalism, and integrity. DHS aspires to have a workforce that aligns their actions with these core values. This results in employees who adhere to high standards of conduct, accept responsibility for the appropriateness of that conduct, and exhibit a high degree of integrity at all times. DHS is about people. We help Oregonians be independent, healthy, and safe. We protect children who are abused or neglected. We provide treatment services to people whose lives are damaged by alcohol or drugs. We serve seniors, people with disabilities, and people with mental illness. We help low-income people along the road to self-sufficiency with health coverage, job preparation, child care and other supports. We provide leadership in public health services. Our services are delivered in the least restrictive setting and in partnership with communities. We are absolutely committed to ongoing innovation in the delivery of services, and we are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining dedicated employees. For a complete explanation of state employee benefits, visit our website at: http://personnel.hr.state.or.us
PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US! The Oregon Department of Human Services is committed to affirmative action, equal employment opportunity and workplace diversity. Oregon State Hospital
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
(503) 945-2815
(503) 945-9910 (FAX)
REFERENCE RELEASE FORM
I have applied for employment with the Department of Human Services (DHS). In relation to this, I hereby authorize and release from any liability my current and previous employers and any other persons deemed appropriate to provide information about my employment to the management of DHS. This information will be treated as confidential by DHS in accordance with Oregon law regarding personnel records. Printed Name: _________________________________ Social Security Number (optional): _________________________________ Signature: _________________________________ Date: _________________________________ | |
