Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional

BrightSpring Health Services•Raleigh, NC

About The Position

The Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional coordinates and monitors services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. The role ensures that consumers and guardians participate in developing service plans and personal futures plans, coordinates planning meetings, and oversees service delivery and staff training. It also monitors regulatory compliance, incidents, records, budgets, and workers’ compensation and unemployment claims for assigned service sites. All Ways Caring HomeCare provides individualized care and support intended to help people remain at home while maintaining dignity, privacy, and independence. Its services include personal care and homemaking, professional nursing, older adult care management, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, respite care, and other programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Health Care Administration, or Social Services.
At least two years of verifiable work experience providing services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations concerning services to individuals with intellectual and/or other developmental disabilities.

Nice To Haves

One year of previous supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure consumer and guardian participation in developing service plans and personal futures plans.
Coordinate development of each person’s personal futures plan and schedule team meetings, informing team members of meeting details.
Schedule and chair screening for program vacancies and develop a waiting list for potential vacancies.
Monitor service sites for compliance with contractual, legal, and regulatory requirements, and implement or coordinate plans of correction as needed.
Monitor incident reports to identify and address patterns; share reports with appropriate external agencies when necessary and appropriate.
Ensure incidents of consumer abuse, neglect, or mistreatment are investigated promptly and thoroughly, and initiate plans of correction to prevent recurrence.
Monitor, implement, and supervise delivery of service plans and personal futures plans, as well as staff training.
Ensure written training programs are implemented and revised as needed.
Document consumer progress or regression and initiate discharge planning when appropriate.
Maintain records appropriately.
Keep fiscal spending within approved budget limits, including household, repair, vehicle, personnel, and consultant expenses.
Monitor workers’ compensation and unemployment claims for assigned service sites and take proactive steps to reduce claims and agency risk or exposure.
Perform other duties as assigned.