QSI ASSESSOR - 67073523

State of Florida; West Palm Beach (FL); Remote; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Agency for Persons with Disabilities is seeking a QSI Assessor to perform evidence-based assessments using the QSI. This telework position involves interviewing eligible individuals, guardians, and providers, reviewing records, and recording results in the QSI system.

Requires a bachelor's degree and at least four years of relevant experience, plus daily travel for assessments. The role supports staff statewide while offering remote work options and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
• Excellent communication and computer skills to use a web-based assessment system.
• Daily travel required to conduct assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct QSI assessments via interviews with the person, guardian, and family.
• Review records and enter results into the QSI online application.
• Refer clients to Waiver/Pre-enrollment coordinators for resources.
• Schedule meetings and follow-up calls to complete QSI.
• Coordinate with Regional teams for follow-up and quotas.

Skills

Communication skills

Interviewing

Digital literacy

Travel willingness

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

iConnect

Excel

Job description

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Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: QSI ASSESSOR - 67073523

Position Number:67073523

Salary: $45,760.00 - $56,457.12 Annually

WORKING TITLE: QSI ASSESSOR

POSITION NUMBER: 67073523

INTERNAL AGENCY - ONLY CURRENT APD EMPLOYEES WILL BE ELIGIBLE

This position is a Telework position.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidaysand onePersonal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com ).

The Agency seeks team members who contribute to a culture that develops individuals and strengthens teams through transparency and a commitment to professional growth. Team members are expected to provide exceptional customer service, demonstrate humility, recognize and share credit with others, remain self-motivated, and exercise sound judgment and awareness in team interactions and group dynamics.

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY RANGE

$45,760.00 - $56,457.12 Annually $1,760.00 - $2,171.43 Bi-weekly

Position Summary

This is a professional career service position with the responsibility of a QSI Assessor who conducts evidence-based assessments for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities using the Questionnaire for Situational Information for all APD eligible persons.

The Work You Will Do

Successfully complete assessments using the QSI, which includes reviewing information gathered from the person’s records; conducting face-to-face interviews with the person with a developmental disability and the person’s guardian and family; and interviews the person’s caregivers, health care personnel, waiver/pre-enrollment support coordinator, or service providers as appropriate, verifying demographic information; and assessment results with the waiver/pre-enrollment support coordinator; as well as entering the results into the QSI online application.

Review the person’s central record/ iConnect record including recent assessments, progress notes from medical records, school records, previous support plans, and other collateral sources, as appropriate.

Refer persons and family members to their Waiver or Pre-enrollment Support Coordinator for provider information and available resources in the community, based on needs identified during the administration of the QSI.

Schedule meetings and follow-up telephone sessions to conduct interviews with the person eligible for services from APD, family members, guardians, waiver/pre-enrollment support coordinator, and providers, and support staff if needed, to complete a comprehensive review of the person’s needs for completion of the QSI.

Communicate a person’s needs for follow-up by the Regional Medical Case Manager or Regional Behavior Analyst following completion of the QSI.

Verify that all demographic information is correct for the person being assessed. If the information requires updating, alert the person’s waiver support coordinator/pre-enrollment coordinator of the corrections required in iConnect to assure accuracy.

Attend meetings, complete training, and annually demonstrate inter-rater reliability on the QSI for recertification as an QSI Assessor.

Perform other duties as assigned, including administrative tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree from a college or university and a minimum of four (4) years professional experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication skills used in conducting person-centered interviews and sufficient computer skills to access and use a web-based assessment system to obtain demographic and other details specific to locating persons and to record results of assessments.
• Daily travel required to conduct assessments.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• QSI protocol: its purpose, ability to score and interpret QSI items correctly.
• Person-centered process used in conducting interviews for the QSI.
• APD processes and procedures, including i-Budget/ Waiver and pre-enrollment.

Ability to:

• Use computer-based systems, including the APD intranet: iConnect, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and Excel spreadsheets.
• Communicate effectively in face-to-face, electronic, and written formats.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons, families, providers, and staff within the region and statewide.
• Prepare reports.
• Manage, organize, analyze, and monitor data related to the QSI.
• Plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Meet weekly QSI assessment quotas.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Travel for work purposes.
• A dminister APD approved functional needs assessments.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position.Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes,candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.

Location

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, US, 33401

Nearest Major Market: Palm Beach
Nearest Secondary Market: Miami