DIRECTOR, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

People Inc.•Town of Amherst, NY
•$62,353 - $66,000

About The Position

Oversee People Inc.’s incident management function, including regulatory compliance, investigation support, trend analysis, staff training/development, and process improvement. Serves as one of the primary liaisons to OPWDD Incident Management Unit and the Justice Center.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field and 6 years of experience.
  • 6 – 9 years Quality Improvement experience in the OPWDD field.

Responsibilities

  • Provides oversight of the internal OPWDD incident management process.
  • Liaison to OPWDD Incident Management Unit and Justice Center.
  • Responsible for supporting the investigations function and investigations staff.
  • Revises the incident management policy, procedure and processes when necessary and incorporates new information as needed based upon agency need and/or OPWDD requirements.
  • Prepare trending information as required.
  • Responsible for assisting with the creation, implementation and reporting of various quality improvement plans and functions.
  • Develop and provide incident management trainings and education program for all employees, arrange coverage for all in-services and develop training materials as necessary.
  • Respond to questions or issues from departments and programs in a timely manner.
  • Attends Agency Incident Review Committee (IRC).
  • Represent department at meetings as requested by Quality AVP.
  • Provides on-call incident management support as assigned.
  • Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
  • Stay current on all OPWDD and Justice Center incident management regulations and statutes.
  • Other duties as assigned.
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