Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional

BrightSpring Health Services•Southern Pines, NC

About The Position

The Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) oversees delivery of consumer support services for assigned location. This position supervises personnel to achieve service, clinical, and financial objectives within general resource and reimbursement models. In this role, you will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements through quality assurance activities.

Requirements

Registered Nurse or Bachelor’s degree in human service-related field
Has at least one year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities
Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience required
To be designated as a social worker, an individual must Hold a graduate degree from a school of social work accredited or approved by the Council on Social Work Education or another comparable body; or Hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree from a college or university accredited or approved by the Council on Social Work Education or another comparable body
To be designated as a human services professional an individual must have at least a bachelor’s degree in a human services field (including, but not limited to: sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology)

Nice To Haves

One year of supervisory experience preferred
Ability to communicate both written and verbally

Responsibilities

Ensures consumer and guardian participation in development of service plan and personal futures plan
Coordinates development of each person(s) served personal futures plan and coordinates scheduling of team meetings (times, dates, locations, etc.) and informs all team members of such
Schedules and chairs screening for program vacancies and develops waiting list for potential consumer vacancies
Develops and implements service plan within 30 days of moving in, annually, when significant changes occur, and when moving out
Monitors to ensure all service sites deliver services in accordance with contractual, legal and regulation requirements and implements/coordinates any necessary plans of correction from a regulatory body
Implements/coordinates any necessary plans of correction from a regulatory body
Monitors all incident reports to ensure patterns of incidents are addressed and shares all incident reports with appropriate external agencies (area programs, social services, etc.) when necessary and appropriate
Incidents of consumer abuse, neglect or mistreatment are investigated in a timely and thorough manner
Plan of Correction is initiated to prevent recurrences
Monitors/implements/supervises delivery of service plans and personal futures plan and training of staff
Ensures all written training programs are implemented and revised as needed
Documents consumer progress or regression
Initiates discharge planning if appropriate
Maintains records appropriately
Ensures all written training programs are implemented and revised as needed
Documents consumer progress or regression.
Initiates discharge planning if appropriate.
Maintains records appropriately
Implements/monitors compliance with ResCare Health and Safety programs
Maintains and/or monitors training reports to ensure timely training of staff for all assigned service sites
Other duties as assigned