Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional- 67064171 - Sunland
About The Position
The Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) is a professional, highly responsible Career Service position at Sunland. The role ensures that each resident’s active treatment program is integrated, coordinated, and monitored, and helps maintain a healthy and safe environment. The QIDP may provide backup coverage for other QIDP caseloads and may be assigned to a home or specific caseload as needed. This is a mission-critical, essential, excluded position that requires responding to emergencies. The QIDP coordinates the active treatment team and internal and external services to support residents’ skill and adaptive-behavior development and effective program implementation by residential staff. The position conducts or coordinates Individual Program Plans (IPPs), active treatment meetings, related materials, and admission and discharge activities within an ICF/IDD facility. It develops and documents IPPs, identifies residents’ service needs through assessments, revises plans with interdisciplinary-team input, and follows up on resident needs. The QIDP monitors client programs and living conditions for compliance with safety, normalcy, and applicable standards. This includes observations in work, educational, dining, social, leisure, and residential settings, as well as review of goals and data collection, to assess program effectiveness and consistency of training. Programs are modified as needed to support residents in achieving their goals. The position ensures incident reports are completed promptly and followed up on, supports investigators handling allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and promptly documents and reports unusual or significant events to appropriate supervisors or designees. It contributes to plans of correction following inspections and surveys, monitors their progress, and provides updates to the Unit Director or designee. The QIDP also participates in assigned committees and workgroups, completes required training, and maintains current crisis management prevention and intervention certification or training. Other related duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or 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.
- At least one year of experience working directly with people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities, providing professional or direct services, paid or volunteer, in a setting serving those populations.
- Ability to develop individual care plans and oversee their implementation.
- Knowledge of problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to use problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to conduct meetings.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work activities.
- Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure assignments are properly completed.
- Ability to ensure residents receive required training and habilitation services.
- Ability to ensure reports, schedules, and letters are completed.
- Ability to communicate effectively and maintain effective working relationships.
- Must complete required training and maintain Sunland’s current crisis management prevention and intervention certification or training.
- Must undergo required Level 2 background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawfully authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the active treatment team and internal and external program services to support residents’ skill acquisition, adaptive behavior, and effective program implementation.
- Conduct or coordinate Individual Program Plans (IPPs), active treatment meetings, related materials, and resident admission and discharge activities within an ICF/IDD facility.
- Develop and document IPPs, identify needed services through related assessments, revise plans with interdisciplinary-team input, and ensure timely follow-up on resident needs.
- Supervise and monitor client programs and living conditions to ensure compliance with safety, normalcy, program requirements, and applicable standards.
- Observe residents in various program settings to assess program implementation and training consistency, and modify programs as needed to support resident goals.
- Ensure incident reports are completed promptly and receive appropriate follow-up.
- Assist investigators as needed with alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents.
- Document and report unusual or significant events promptly, including appropriate documentation, treatment where applicable, and resident follow-up.
- Assist in developing plans of correction following inspections and surveys, monitor progress, and provide updates to the Unit Director or designee.
- Participate in assigned committees and workgroups related to facility residents.
- Complete required training and maintain current crisis management prevention and intervention certification or training.
- Provide backup coverage for other QIDP caseloads and perform other related duties as required.
Benefits
- Annual and sick leave
- Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition waivers
- Paid maternity and parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
