Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP)
About The Position
LifePath’s Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) position is unique to the ICF/IID program and can be central to the responsiveness and effectiveness of an active treatment program. The QIDP orchestrates the active treatment effort, including the interdisciplinary team’s creation of relevant individual program plans (IPPs) tailored to clients’ needs; coordinates internal and external services and supports; and promotes competent residential staff interactions with clients during program implementation and behavior management. The QIDP integrates, coordinates, and monitors each client’s active treatment program. This includes observing clients and interacting with staff across settings, assessing whether programs and IPPs are effective and relevant, determining when plans need revision, addressing inconsistencies between training approaches and written programs, and following up on recommendations so needed services and supplies are provided in a timely manner. The QIDP function may not be delegated to other employees, even when the QIDP co-signs their work. The number of QIDPs needed varies according to factors such as the number of clients served, the complexity of their needs, the qualifications and competencies of other professional staff, and whether the QIDP has additional duties assigned.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean three-year driving record.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- At least one year of experience working directly with people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities.
- Must qualify as a doctor of medicine or osteopathy, a registered nurse, or an individual with at least a bachelor’s degree in a professional category specified by the applicable regulation.
- To qualify as a human services professional, must have at least a bachelor’s degree in a human services field, including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology.
Responsibilities
- Orchestrate all facets of the active treatment effort, including the interdisciplinary team’s creation of relevant IPPs tailored to individual client needs.
- Coordinate internal and external program services and supports to facilitate client skill acquisition and adaptive behaviors.
- Promote competent interactions between residential staff and clients during program implementation and behavior management.
- Routinely observe clients across program settings to assess program implementation, consistency of training, and IPP effectiveness; make timely modifications to support desired skills and goals.
- Routinely interact with program staff across settings to assess the effectiveness and continued relevance of program plans.
- Determine the need for program revisions based on client performance.
- Identify inconsistencies in training approaches or programs not implemented as written and facilitate resolution.
- Follow up on recommendations for services, equipment, or programs to ensure needed services and supplies are provided in a timely manner.
- Integrate, coordinate, and monitor each client’s active treatment program.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and prescription coverage, plus TELADOC.
- Paid time off (PTO).
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Holiday pay.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Employer-paid short-term disability.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Voluntary life insurance and long-term disability available.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Service recognition benefit.
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Job Type
Full-time
