Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional

State of Ohio • Batavia, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join our team at the Southwest Developmental Center! The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma informed care agency focused on implementing our core values and providing support to people with developmental disabilities. We oversee a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring the health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment. DODD Core Values: To help Ohioans with developmental disabilities, DODD has embodied the following core values that focus on the experience of our customers, the people we serve, and their families: Kindness and Empathy – All interactions are based on genuine care and concern for all involved. We listen to those we serve, our partners, and each other. Collaboration – We engage with each other and our partners with openness and trust. Transparency – We are accessible and visible in our business practices. Quality Innovation – The services we deliver are value-added and promote excellence. Inclusiveness – Cultivate an environment that embraces diversity and ideas at every level of interaction. Our systems and processes are designed to ensure that every person is treated equally, and every voice is heard fairly. Accountability – We conduct ourselves professionally and will manage taxpayer dollars responsibly.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities.
• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy
• Registered Nurse
• Individual who holds at least a bachelor’s degree in professional human services category (for example, Psychology, Education, Anthropology).
• Direct Support/Direct Care
• Advocacy
• Regulatory Compliance
• Attention to Detail
• Confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Under direction of Mental Health Administrator 3 and with required thorough knowledge of Medicaid/I.C.F./DODD regulations, laws, rules and state licensure standards, coordinates, develops and implements special training and consumer-based active treatment programming (for example individual plan) for 14 to 20 residents of a cottage.
• Acts as chairperson of interdisciplinary team meeting to coordinate comprehensive delivery of services (for example, speech, medical, pharmacy, educational, psychiatry, social services, psychology, vocational), to individuals who have mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities.
• Supervise assigned staff in the provision of services to consumers.
• Evaluates effectiveness of staff and the individual plan.
• Initiates monthly reviews and modifies the plan based on researching progress, analyzing data and evaluating the effectiveness of training.
• Ensures the correction of deficiencies.
• Coaches staff to deliver habilitation training to the residents.
• Supervises resident transfers and integration into various ancillary services of the Center and day program sites.
• Routinely is in the cottage observing, coaching, evaluating, etc. the quality of the program and performance of staff.
• Oversees the development of all individual plans via comprehensive or special staffings and 90 day reviews; develops a comprehensive plan which is functional for each resident.
• Performs quality review of staff documentation and corrects deficiencies; documents and maintains accurate records.
• Coordinates and ensures the implementation of policies and procedures, licensure regulations, Medicaid evaluations (for example conducts in-services, trains staff on policies and procedures).
• Addresses non-compliance or deficiencies with individual program plans (for example improper medication, improper restraints, improper diets).
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned (for example serves on committees and/or task forces, attends in-services/training sessions, provides help during peak work periods on living areas if needed).
• Maintains QMRP certification.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

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