POSITION PURPOSE:
Responsible for the day-to-day delivery of individual support program services to assigned case load in accordance with Federal, State, and facility codes, regulations, guidelines and expectations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION:
- Develop and implement Individual Support Plans [ISPs] for each person in assigned case load based on accurate, reliable assessments and other information.
- Ensures the ISP addresses specific needs, etc., as identified from CFAs [Comprehensive Functional Assessments].
- Ensures programs are written to meet visions and goals identified on the resident’s ISP.
- Ensures written programs meet regulatory and facility requirements prior to implementation.
- Recommends and develops programs for unaddressed priority needs.
- Ensures that data collection forms and collection methodology reflects specific progress to stated program objective completion criteria and/or other outcomes for which the data is being collected, i.e., sleep data, participation data.
- Directs and ensures the delivery of ISP services.
- Systematically analyzes data to determine status related to criteria in the objective.
- Recommends and implements timely modifications of unsuccessful training programs
- Actively participate in facility Interdisciplinary Teams [IDT].
- Design and implement staff development programs [in-services] related to program services for all staff in all departments to maintain and improve their competencies.
- Ensure residents’ personal hygiene, dress and grooming is acceptable by local expectations.
- Spends most of the workday in the program areas training and directing, supporting the trainers.
- Ensures continuous active treatment regimen for those individuals assigned in the caseload.
- Any other responsibilities assigned by supervisor and/or administrator.
EDUCATION / REQUIREMENTS:
Is one of the following: Aan individual who holds at least a bachelor’s degree in a professional category specified in the Federal regulation 483.430 paragraph (b)(5) or designated as a human services professional that has at least a bachelor’s degree in a human services field (including, but not limited to: sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, and psychology).
At least one year’s experience working with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities.
When State licensure and/or certification is required for the professional degree held by the QIDP, the license must be current and unencumbered.