Treatment Program Administrator

State of Iowa•Woodward - 50276 - Boone County, IA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Woodward Resource Center (WRC) is seeking a Treatment Program Administrator to join our team! This is a full-time position with a non-fixed, variable schedule. This is an opportunity to support intellectually disabled individuals in community-based homes.

Requirements

Knowledge of community service organizations and how their resources may be coordinated with the needs of the institution.
Adherence to all Federal, State, HHS, and WRC regulations, policies, and procedures covering HCBS Waiver.
Ability to read, understand, and implement detailed written and/or oral instructions, policies, methods, and procedures.
Ability to work as liaison between parents, guardians, families, Case Managers, and the IDT.
Ability to build, foster, and maintain partnerships at a variety of levels.
Ability to teach, instruct, and lead in the implementation of various therapeutic procedures and practices.
Completion of a background check.
Graduation from an accredited college or university and experience equal to four years of full-time professional-level work in a treatment or habilitation program for correctional inmates, delinquent, disadvantaged, mentally or emotionally ill, or intellectually disabled, two years of which were at the administrative, consultive, advanced professional, or supervisory level; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting thirty semester hours of graduate level course work in the administrative sciences (e.g., business administration), social/behavioral sciences, or health sciences for each year of the required experience up to a maximum substitution of two years of the general experience requirement (no substitution for the consultive, advanced professional, administrative, or supervisory experience) shall be considered as qualifying.
Professional-level experience exemplified by responsibility for assessment and diagnosis of client problems and needs, developing a plan of treatment, evaluating client progress toward meeting treatment goals, modifying treatment objectives.
Four or more years of post high school educational training in one of the behavioral, social, or health sciences.

Responsibilities

Directly and indirectly supervise employees including ensuring that all probationary and yearly evaluations of job performance are completed within deadlines, assigning work duties and train as needed, confirming that attendance is tracked, and ensuring that collective bargaining agreements are followed.
Recommend or initiate personnel actions related to performance, absences, grievances, and disciplinary procedures.
Ensure staff receive competency-based training on member Comprehensive Plans, programs and support, medications/treatments, and general job expectations.
Maintain close contact with staff to measure and improve quality of services, implement quality initiatives, and assess outcomes and the efficacy of quality efforts.
Uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all aspects of your work, serving as a role model for our team members.
Organize and direct daily business so that services operate in the most effective and efficient manner.
Troubleshoot with members' parents/guardians, community social workers, case managers, and other community personnel as needed to ensure continuity of the program.