The Qualified Individual Disability Professional (QIDP)

Delta-T Group; Orland Park (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health services provider is looking for a Qualified Individual Disability Professional (QIDP) in Orland Park, Illinois. The role involves managing team meetings, overseeing client evaluations, and coordinating program implementation for persons with developmental disabilities. Candidates must hold a degree and relevant qualifications as a QIDP or QHMP. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential. This is a full-time position aimed at fostering a supportive environment for clients.

Qualifications

• Must be qualified as a QIDP or QHMP.
• Must have a 4-year college degree.
• Demonstrates knowledge of management principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage team meetings and oversee program implementation.
• Coordinate the development and evaluation of each client's individual plan.
• Supervise delivery of training and rehabilitative services.

Skills

Supervision skills

Effective communication

Leadership abilities

Education

4-year college degree

QIDP or QHMP qualification

Job description

The Qualified Individual Disability Professional (QIDP)

Delta-T Group is a national broker and referral service for specialized types of healthcare and educational professionals. Our unique portfolio of services allows clients to access a strong team of professionals possessing a wide variety of experience and training while providing .

Our team of Account Managers and Staffing Coordinators work together to refer the highest caliber of professionals with degrees, certifications and licenses of varying levels in the fields of social services, psychiatry, occupational therapy, language speech pathology, special education teachers, para professionals, mental health, addictions treatment, allied therapies and pharmacy. We primarily provide service supplemental staffing services to school districts and charter schools, hospitals, community mental health centers, outpatient treatment facilities, and residential homes.

General Description

The Qualified Individual Disability Professional (QIDP) serves to provide leadership, direction, and training in order to supervise the overall development of a specific program. QIDP also supervises the rehabilitation of persons with developmental disabilities and the overall maintenance of a facility and its personnel.

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Must be qualified as a QIDP or QHMP
• Must have a 4-year college degree

Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage Team meetings and oversees the admissions, evaluation, program development and implementation, program documentation, and discharge.
• Coordinates and insures the overall development, periodic evaluation and review of each client's individual plan of care and supervises the delivery of training and rehabilitative services relative to this plan of care.
• Coordinates monthly and/or quarterly progress of each client relative to the established program goals and objectives, and will document all progress, lack of progress or regression in measurable terms.
• Will work closely with professional consultants to see that all evaluations are appropriately scheduled, are performed on a timely basis, and focus on the client's previous progress, realistic potential, and the facility's approved curriculum.
• Mange and arrange client admissions and/or discharges and will work closely with all facility staff, client family members, and agency representatives in effectively coordinating these processes.
• Will remain familiar with each client's total program, current status, and family or agency interaction as it pertains to each client.
• Responsible for conducting house tours, conduct direct care staff in-service education, participate in seminars and/or workshops, work closely with agency representatives, and assume administrative responsibilities as assigned by the Vice President.
• Maintain a uniform record keeping system that ensures consistency, confidentiality, and company standards.
• Responsible for the enforcement of Company Policies and Procedures

Special Requirements

• Demonstrates knowledge of management principles in the areas of staff interaction and task.
• Promotes effective communication with all sources of contact both within the facility (including employees and clients) and at the various agency and community levels.
• Demonstrates strong supervision skills, productivity, leadership abilities, and problem identification and solving abilities.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.