Clinical Specialist

About the role

D&S Community Services, a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Clinical Specialist is a mission-driven role that delivers specialized support in residential, vocational, or in-home settings, often involving travel between sites and individuals’ homes.

Responsibilities

• Ensures support plans and services comply with Individual Plans, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Assists with socialization, behavioral development, personal care, housekeeping, recreational activities, transportation, community orientation, shopping, financial management, citizenship, and other activities of daily living.
• Completes structured assessment interviews with parents/care providers and conducts observations of individuals in home, school, or community settings.
• Reviews social history, completes functional assessments, and targets appropriate baseline behavior information for each referred individual.
• Writes and submits assessment summaries and recommended behavior support plan components to interdisciplinary teams or operations leaders.
• Advocates for the human rights and civil rights of individuals by presenting behavior support plan information to human rights and other review committees.
• Documents progress, maintains confidentiality, and submits accurate monthly documentation to supervisors.
• Maintains healthy and professional relationships with individuals, families, guardians, and case managers; implements Network Customer Service Standards.
• Reports alleged abuse or neglect, medical, behavioral, and other incidents according to internal and external standards.
• Accompanies individuals to medical appointments and relays orders and information to and from medical providers.
• If assigned, administers and documents medication and treatment delivery; reports administration errors and maintains security of controlled medications.
• If assigned, monitors individual health, documents concerns, communicates with nursing staff, and follows emergency protocols including calling 911 when necessary.
• Supports and trains staff in implementing Individual Support Plans and behavior intervention plans; conducts assigned classes and orientations.
• Attends staff and interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Complies with safety policies, reports hazards, participates in safety training, and follows emergency procedures.
• Transports individuals safely, uses safety equipment, reports accidents, and checks water temperature during bathing assistance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field.
• Two years of related experience.
• Valid driver’s license in good standing.
• Car registration and vehicle insurance if providing transportation.
• All state-required training and certification completed in mandated timeframes.

Physical Requirements

Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.