QIDP - 67040006 - SUNLAND

State of Florida • Marianna, FL

3d • $49,104 - $54,014 • Onsite

About The Position

This professional, highly responsible career service position established as the Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) at Sunland. The primary function of this position is to ensure that each resident’s active treatment program is integrated, coordinated, and monitored. Ensuring a healthy and safe environment for each resident is a key component of the role. The QIDP serves as a back-up for other QIDP caseloads as assigned. This position may be assigned to a home or specific case load as needed. This is a mission critical/essential, excluded position thus tasked with responding in emergency situations.

This position is tasked with orchestrating all facets of the active treatment team’s efforts, effectively coordinating internal and external program services facilitating the acquisition of residents’ skills and adaptive behaviors and promoting competent interactions of residential staff with other residents in program implementation and behavior management. The QIDP conducts and/or coordinates Individual Program Plans (IPPs), active treatment meetings, and related active treatment material as well as activities related to the admission and discharge of clients within an ICF/IDD Facility. The QIDP also develops and document the IPP to ensure active treatment services are provided according to regulations. With related assessments, the QIDP identifies services that a resident may need. Revisions are made to resident IPPs as needed with input from the members of the interdisciplinary team. The QIDP must assure timely follow-up on related resident needs.

The QIDP supervises/monitors all areas of client programs and living conditions to ensure that program requirements and applicable standards pertaining to safety and normalcy are complied with. These areas include locations such as, but not limited to work sites, learning/educational centers, mealtimes, social/leisure activities, goal/data collection, and home observations. Perform routine observations of residents across various settings in the program to assess effectiveness of programmatic implementation and consistency of training are used as means to ensure that each resident’s Individual Program Plan (IPP) is carried out fully. The goal is for each resident to have their program modified as needed to facilitate achieving desired skills and goals.

This position ensures that all Incident Reports are completed in a timely manner with applicable follow-up. The QIDP assists and provides needed information to investigators with alleged abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation residents as needed. This position must document and report unusual and/or significant events in a timely manner to the appropriate supervisors or designees. Appropriate documentation, treatment where applicable, and resident follow-up are a part of this responsibility.

The QIDP assists in formulation of the plan of correction which aims to correct deficiencies that occurred during the various inspections and surveys. This position also supervises/monitors the progress of related plans of correction, providing frequent updates to Unit Director or designee.

The QIDP participates in the various committees and workgroups as assigned to coordinate activities of the department's external to this facility as they are related to the activities of the facilities’ residents.

This position completes all required training and maintains Sunland’s current crisis management prevention and intervention certification/training as required.

The QIDP performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university with major coursework in social work, rehabilitation counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, audiology, psychology, sociology, special education, dietetics, or a related human services field.
• One year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities (paid or volunteer).
• Must be able to develop and oversee the implementation of individual care plans.
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to develop individual care plans.
• Ability to oversee the implementation of individual care plans.
• Ability to utilize problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to conduct meetings.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work activities.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to ensure that training and habilitation services for all residents are administered as required.
• Ability to ensure that reports, schedules and letters are completed.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including work history with month and year.
• Must undergo Level 2 employment screening.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience means providing professional or direct services, either paid or volunteer in a setting that serves persons with intellectual disabilities. The experience working directly with persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities can be obtained prior to or after obtaining the qualifying degree or credentials.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that each resident’s active treatment program is integrated, coordinated, and monitored.
• Ensure a healthy and safe environment for each resident.
• Serve as a back-up for other QIDP caseloads as assigned.
• Orchestrate all facets of the active treatment team’s efforts, coordinating internal and external program services.
• Facilitate the acquisition of residents’ skills and adaptive behaviors.
• Promote competent interactions of residential staff with other residents in program implementation and behavior management.
• Conduct and/or coordinate Individual Program Plans (IPPs), active treatment meetings, and related active treatment material.
• Manage activities related to the admission and discharge of clients within an ICF/IDD Facility.
• Develop and document the IPP to ensure active treatment services are provided according to regulations.
• Identify services that a resident may need based on related assessments.
• Revise resident IPPs as needed with input from the interdisciplinary team.
• Assure timely follow-up on related resident needs.
• Supervise/monitor all areas of client programs and living conditions to ensure compliance with program requirements and applicable standards pertaining to safety and normalcy.
• Perform routine observations of residents across various settings to assess effectiveness of programmatic implementation and consistency of training.
• Ensure that each resident’s Individual Program Plan (IPP) is carried out fully and modified as needed to facilitate achieving desired skills and goals.
• Ensure that all Incident Reports are completed in a timely manner with applicable follow-up.
• Assist and provide needed information to investigators with alleged abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation of residents.
• Document and report unusual and/or significant events in a timely manner to the appropriate supervisors or designees.
• Assist in the formulation of the plan of correction to correct deficiencies identified during inspections and surveys.
• Supervise/monitor the progress of related plans of correction, providing frequent updates to Unit Director or designee.
• Participate in committees and workgroups as assigned to coordinate activities of the department's external to this facility as they relate to the facility's residents.
• Complete all required training and maintain Sunland’s current crisis management prevention and intervention certification/training as required.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level