IDD Qualified Professional

00 RHA Health Services, LLC; Benson (NC); On-site; USD 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

RHA Health Services is hiring a Qualified Professional to coordinate and monitor services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges. The role centers on person-centered plans, collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, and achieving desired outcomes.

You will supervise Group Home Managers and Direct Care Associates, train staff at residential, vocational, and day centers, and ensure quality assurance and state survey readiness.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in a human service field with two years of experience, or a four-year degree in other fields with four years of experience, or a license in a human service profession.
• Graduate degree in Human Services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the center of the interdisciplinary service team to guide person-centered plans and programs.
• Complete incident reports and employee performance evaluations.
• Supervise Group Home Managers and Direct Care Associates; train staff at residential, vocational and day centers.
• Monitor progress toward personal, clinical, and functional outcomes and ensure QA and state survey readiness.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Services or equivalent

Master's degree in Human Services preferred

Job description

We are hiring for: IDD Qualified Professional Type: Regular If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

A Qualified Professional is a subject expert that serves as the primary individual contributor, coordinating and monitoring the array of services and supports needed to address each person's goals and desired outcomes as identified through the personal outcome interview, including health and well-being, psychological, and promotion of personal independence. The QP assists each person in identifying and communicating his or her requests and needs for services and supports. The QP supervises, integrates and coordinates person centered plans, and monitors progress towards personal, clinical, and functional outcomes. The QP initiates periodic reviews, investigations, modifications and adjustments by soliciting the person's feedback as the person wants and needs change. May supervise the work of others. Typically reports to the Administrator.

Education, Licensure, and Experience required for the position include: Qualified Professional must have a four-year degree in a human service field and two years of experience or a four-year degree in other fields with four years of experience or hold a license in a human service profession. Graduate of a college or university with a Master's degree in a Human Service field preferred.

Physical Requirements to perform essential functions of the job

• Regularly required to lift 10 lbs.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 15 lbs.
• Must be able to pull minimum of 10 lbs.
• Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
• Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Required to regularly stand and walk.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level requiring to work on hands, knees, bending, standing and lifting.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
• Must be able to talk and hear.

Salary: $48,000.00/Annually

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, join our team at RHA Health Services!

We are seeking an organized and positive Human Services / Support Coordinator or Qualified Professional to coordinate and monitor the array of services and supports needed to address the goals and desired outcomes of the people we serve.

As a Human Services / Support Coordinator or Qualified Professional with RHA, you will supervise Group Home Managers and Direct Care Associates as you spend time at our residential, vocational and day center locations to train staff on aspects of residential management and direct care.

Job Responsibilities

As a Human Services / Support Coordinator or Qualified Professional with RHA, you will serve as the center of the interdisciplinary service team, which consists of nurses, Direct Care Associates, the Administrator and Group Home Manager, to guide the development of person-centered plans and overall programs based on the information you gain from interviewing the people we serve. You will also complete incident reports and employee performance evaluations.

Additional responsibilities of the Qualified Professional include

• Assisting each person we support to identify and communicate his or her requests and needs for services and supports through direct interviews
• Supervising, integrating and coordinating person-centered plans and monitoring progress towards personal, clinical and functional outcomes
• Initiating periodic reviews, investigations, modifications, and adjustments by soliciting the feedback of the people we support as their needs and goals change
• Reviewing assessments completed by the people we support and other members of the interdisciplinary team to best help the people we support to meet their full potentials
• Supervising and writing the person-centered plan based on assessments, interviews, and observations
• Overseeing many aspects of residential activity, including home appearance, leisure materials, cleanliness, and community integration to ensure that the people we support are healthy and safe
• Visiting vocational centers, residential homes and any other area RHA provides services in to assess how person-centered plans are implemented
• Reporting to the Administrator and working closely with colleagues to maintain communication and provide feedback, standardize procedures, expedite person-centered plan implementation and workflow and improve employee performance
• Monitoring activities to ensure that quality assurance and/or state survey improvements are being made
• Helping to recruit, hire, train and dismiss Group Home Manag