Nurse- Manager of Direct Supports- Columbus, IN

Assisted Independence•Columbus, IN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The nature of the job as a Manager of Direct Supports is to provide care to individuals with developmental disabilities in home and community-based settings by hiring, training, and managing Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees, as well as participating in individual specific planning and meetings. We prefer a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse for this position to provide Medication Administration training as needed.

Requirements

Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse preferred.
Must adhere to Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) 460-6.
Must adhere to rules and regulations set forth by the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) and Bureau of Disability Services (BDS).
Must abide by requirements set forth by the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Must be eligible to provide and oversee specific supports.
Must assist individuals with various aspects of daily living and independence.
Must assist specific Medicaid recipients.
Must document incidents thoroughly and submit reports within twenty-four (24) hours.
Must schedule a minimum of 35 hours per week.
Must inform administration of availability and obtain permission for cancellations.
Must submit supporting documentation for missed work.
Must actively recruit, interview, hire, discipline, suspend, terminate, train, and manage Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees.
Must oversee the delivery of direct supports to a maximum of 60 individuals.
Must formulate and update Person-Centered Individualized Support Plans (PCISP’s) and individual specific risk plans.
Must collect and upload/download documentation to the Bureau of Disability Services (BDS) online portal.
Must respond to, investigate, document, and resolve complaints.
Must attend individual specific quarterly meetings.
Must formulate, distribute, and compile data for an Annual Survey of Individual Satisfaction.
Must respond immediately to critical incidents.
Must actively participate in administrative tasks.
Must conduct quality assurance checks.
Must use provided technology including laptop, smartphone, email, AccelTrax/ Provide Management Software, and BDS online portal login.

Nice To Haves

Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

Adhere to the rules and regulations set forth in Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) 460-6.
Adhere to the rules and regulations set forth by the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) and Bureau of Disability Services (BDS).
Abide by the requirements set forth by the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as well as participate in schedule accreditation surveys.
Oversee Residential Habilitation and Services (RHS), Day Habilitation (DHI), Respite care services (RSPO), Participant Assistance and Care (PAC), and Transportation.
Assist individuals with self-care, self-direction, expressive or receptive language, ambulation or mobility, Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s), learning, independent living, economic self-sufficiency, physical activity, and community participation.
Assist Medicaid recipients or Medicaid recipients that meet specific criteria set forth by the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Supports (DDRS).
Document incident reports for various situations including abuse, neglect, exploitation, injury, death, structural or environmental problems, fires, elopement, criminal activity by an employee, medication errors, physical or mechanical restraints, client falls, and any unusual incidents.
Submit Incident Reports via AccelTrax within twenty-four (24) hours of the incident occurring, as well as with the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Supports (DDRS) online.
Schedule work times, with a minimum requirement of 35 hours per week.
Inform the Assisted Independence, LLC. office and administration of available dates.
Obtain permission from Assisted Independence, LLC. administration before canceling a scheduled work time.
Submit supporting documentation for missed work.
Act as direct supervisors to Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees, including recruitment, interviewing, hiring, disciplining, suspending, terminating, training, conducting meetings, annual trainings, communication, and annual formal employee reviews.
Oversee the delivery of direct supports to a maximum of 60 individuals, including formulation and updating of Person-Centered Individualized Support Plans (PCISP’s) and individual specific risk plans.
Collect documentation from other care providers relevant to the delivery of direct supports.
Upload and download documentation to the Bureau of Disability Services (BDS) online portal.
Respond to, investigate, document, and resolve complaints received from individuals supported or their representatives, and educate individuals and their families on how to report a complaint.
Attend all individual specific quarterly meetings.
Formulate, distribute, and compile data for an Annual Survey of Individual Satisfaction.
Respond immediately to individuals supported for critical incidents such as abuse, neglect, exploitation, injury, death, structural or environmental problems, fires, elopement, criminal activity by an employee, medication errors or side effects, restraints, falls, unusual incidents, scheduled medical appointments not during shifts, behavioral incidents, threats, vehicular accidents, lack of public transportation, unscheduled employee absences, unexpected visitors, severe weather events, electricity outages, terror threats, acts of God, or unexpected animal entry.
Actively participate in administrative tasks of Assisted Independence, LLC., including meetings with various personnel and external entities, audits, surveys, webinars, inquiries, and the formulation of programs (recreational, outdoor, educational, income generation, resource teaching, health promoting activities).
Conduct quality assurance checks, including data aggregation, individual and employee retention analysis, documentation checklists, goal tracking and outcomes, utilization reports, and any activity that promotes the betterment of Assisted Independence, LLC. and the individuals supported.
Receive and use a laptop computer, cellular smartphone, email account, AccelTrax/ Provide Management Software, and Bureau of Disability Services (BDS) online portal login.