
Occupational Therapist (NY HELPS), Washington Heights Unit, Audubon Clinic, P28395
New York, NYFull-time$95–116K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The New York State Office of Mental Health is recruiting an Occupational Therapist for its Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit at Audubon Clinic. The therapist will provide occupational therapy treatment services to individuals with mental illness, supporting physical, cognitive, and mental functioning in daily life skills. The position is full-time and permanent, with a Monday–Friday workweek and 40 hours per week.
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Full job description
NY HELPS Yes
55-b/c Eligible Yes
Agency Mental Health, Office of
Title Occupational Therapist (NY HELPS), Washington Heights Unit, Audubon Clinic, P28395
Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services
Salary Grade 20
Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range From $94682 to $115504 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 40
Workday
From 6 AM
To 6 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County New York
Street Address Washington Heights- Audubon Clinic
513 West 166th Street, 5th Floor
City New York
State NY
Zip Code 10032
Duties Description Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit is currently recruiting an Occupational Therapist to provide occupational therapy treatment services to individuals with mental illness at the Audubon Clinic. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.As an Occupational Therapist, you will work with individuals to achieve the best physical, cognitive, and mental functioning in daily life skills including:• Conducting evaluations and assessments to determine individuals’ capabilities and needs in areas of strength, functional mobility, and self-care skills• Making recommendations on treatment based on evaluation results• Observing and reporting individuals’ progress, response, and behavior• Supervising individual and group occupational therapy activities
Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (NY HELPS) program as a Occupational Therapist if you are licensed and current registered as an Occupational Therapist in New York.ORCandidates within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Additional Comments All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance• Access to tuition assistance programs• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave• NYS Retirement programsBackground checks will be required.The posted salary includes a Downstate adjustment of $4,150 and a geographic pay differential of $13,000.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 appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and are required to become a Medicare Provider and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
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Name Human Resources
Telephone
Fax 212-795-0786
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit
1051 Riverside Drive
City New York
State NY
Zip Code 10032
Notes on Applying To be considered for this position, please copy the link below into a new browser window to complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application, and submit it along with your resume and other application materials via fax or email the Human Resources email address noted above.? Please indicate the Title, Vacancy ID #, and Location of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email or fax. ? https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf ? The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.?
How this job compares
Set against the 4,924 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$95–116K/yr
- New York median$80–94K/yr96 salary ranges
- US median$85–118K/yr913 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $105K, is 24% above the New York median midpoint ($85K) — in the top quarter of Occupational Therapist salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 320 open Occupational Therapist jobs in New York and 4,924 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- U.S. Physical Therapy40 open
- Genesis Healthcare28 open
- Northwell Health26 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,319 postings).
- Education
- 1,855 of the 4,924 open Occupational Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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