Health Care Supervisor (J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center)

State of North Carolina

17d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of the Health Care Supervisor is to provide direct supervision of the Health Care Technician I’s. Supervision includes the employee’s performance related to maintaining health and safety, ensuring continuous active treatment through implementation of both formal treatment objectives and incidental teaching at all available opportunities, and in promoting a positive work culture. The HCS must monitor (through formal and informal observations) the Health Care Technicians in all environments where work is performed and provide regular feedback. The HCS provides coaching/modeling and mentoring to all staff on assigned shift by acting as the floater between assigned area homes. The HCS rotates between each area home each shift, working in coverage and counted in staffing numbers when necessary. The HCS shall perform resident care and staff monitoring throughout the duration of their shifts excluding established paperwork time, splitting time between each staff member to assist and model active treatment, thorough documentation, ensure resident safety, and maximize quality of care. The HCS is responsible for implementing residents’ plans through direct resident service provision and through the coordination of the efforts of the Trainer staff for whom they provide direct supervision. The HCS will integrate individualized therapeutic recommendations listed in the Person Centered Plan (PP) into activities in the areas of self-determination, communication, pro-social behavior, fine and gross motor skills, positioning, eating, assistive technology and other recommendations as noted in the PCP. The HCS uses a variety of formal and informal systems to provide training and feedback to both probationary and permanent employees assigned to their shift. They are also responsible for providing on the job training of skills taught during the month of initial training for HCT I’s assigned to their shift to ensure skills taught during this training are fully generalized and maintained in the natural environments.

Requirements

• High school or General Educational Development Diploma and three years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Documented experience working with individuals with disabilities
• Computer skills
• CPR certification
• Knowledge of person centered planning
• Documented experience with use of computers.
• Supervisory experience in a large residential facility and van driver's license.
• Two years of closely related work experience.
• Documented experience in providing daily living activities and carrying out goal programs such as personal care in areas such as bathing, dressing, tooth brushing, feeding, changing attends on adults, communication and behavior modification.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision of the Health Care Technician I’s.
• Monitor Health Care Technicians in all environments where work is performed and provide regular feedback.
• Provide coaching/modeling and mentoring to all staff on assigned shift by acting as the floater between assigned area homes.
• Rotate between each area home each shift, working in coverage and counted in staffing numbers when necessary.
• Perform resident care and staff monitoring throughout the duration of their shifts excluding established paperwork time, splitting time between each staff member to assist and model active treatment, thorough documentation, ensure resident safety, and maximize quality of care.
• Implement residents’ plans through direct resident service provision and through the coordination of the efforts of the Trainer staff for whom they provide direct supervision.
• Integrate individualized therapeutic recommendations listed in the Person Centered Plan (PP) into activities in the areas of self-determination, communication, pro-social behavior, fine and gross motor skills, positioning, eating, assistive technology and other recommendations as noted in the PCP.
• Provide training and feedback to both probationary and permanent employees assigned to their shift.
• Provide on the job training of skills taught during the month of initial training for HCT I’s assigned to their shift to ensure skills taught during this training are fully generalized and maintained in the natural environments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED