DSP III - Lead PNMP Coordinator

Location: Denton, TX

About the Role

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems. The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state.

This position may be eligible to earn additional pay for work performed on evenings, nights, weekends, and/or maximum security locations. The Lead Physical Nutritional Management Plan Coordinator (PNMPC) works under the general supervision of the Habilitation Therapy Director or other designated staff. The Lead PNMP Coordinator provides oversight and guidance to services delivered to individuals by direct care staff in the areas of physical and nutritional management, oral and enteral eating, positioning, mobility, communication, and other related PNMP services.

Responsibilities

• Conducts competency-based training of staff and mentors new staff.
• Monitors therapeutic activities, communicating problems and recommendations for improvement to Habilitation Therapy staff.
• Monitors the availability, condition, and proper use of assistive equipment and ensures appropriate availability and condition of PNMPC instructions and illustrations.
• Performs and leads the work of others to perform duties including distribution of assignments, providing coaching to improve the quality of work, and acting as an interface between direct support professionals and Habilitation Therapists.
• Trains, leads, mentors, and guides others in the implementation of planned client therapy programs, and in the set up and preparation of equipment for therapeutic activities to ensure equipment is well functioning.
• Participates and assists others to participate in PNMP meetings and clinics, NMT (Nutritional Management Team) meetings, and PST/HST (Personal Support Team/Health Status Team) meetings.
• Maintains client records, ensures proper inventory levels, completes data system entry, and ensures the distribution of Physical Nutritional Management Plans (PNMPs), in-services, and other documentation under the direction of the Habilitation Therapists.
• Provides new employee orientation and refresher training as indicated and oversees the training of new employees with specific individuals served in lifting, mealtime procedures, and other PNMP related activities/plans.
• Monitors all aspects of PNMP related programming, quality of implementation, and staff compliance, and reports findings to QIDP, Unit RN, and HT to ensure continued effectiveness of programs.
• Provides competency-based training, coaching, and mentoring to ensure direct care staff is well prepared and knowledgeable about activities outlined in the PNMPs.
• Acts as an interface between direct support professionals and Therapists to ensure good communication of individuals’ plans, needs, and issues.
• Gives input into development of PNMPs for assigned individuals to meet needs agreed upon by the IDT.
• Serves as a member of the PNMP Team to ensure PNMP information is accurate.
• Ensures appropriate attendance and participation by direct support professionals at assigned meetings and committees.
• Maintains and trains direct support professionals to maintain pertinent documentation in PNMP notebooks in a timely manner to keep others informed of PNMP changes, and trains staff in changes.
• Assists in implementing planned client care programs.
• Prepares and trains others to prepare departmental equipment and inventory.
• Leads the monitoring of meals and snacks to ensure safe eating practices.
• Provides assistance, as needed, in transporting individuals going on scheduled activities and in emergency situations.
• Performs and oversees others to perform accurate data entry and timely maintenance of client records.
• Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule, extended shifts, and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.

Requirements

• High School diploma, GED, or 6 months of work experience.
• Valid Texas driver’s license or ability to obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date; eligible driving record required based on HHSC Fleet Management policy.
• Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aide, Medication Aide, and Employee Misconduct and HHS List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).
• Males between the ages of 18 – 25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility.
• Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, and variable hours, including overtime and extended shifts.

Qualifications

• One (1) year of experience in working with people who have mental health/intellectual developmental disabilities is preferred.
• Experience implementing meal plans or overseeing meals for persons with intellectual developmental disabilities is preferred.
• Experience writing reports is preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of rehabilitative programs for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of physical nutritional management plans.
• Knowledge of oral and enteral eating, positioning, mobility, communication, and other related PNMP services.
• Skill in the use of computers for data entry.
• Skill in training and coaching others to perform job duties.
• Ability to administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) once trained to do so.
• Ability to express ideas in writing with attention to spelling, grammar, and organization.
• Ability to follow a series of oral directions.
• Ability to express ideas verbally in a clear and orderly fashion.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with co-workers and individuals served.
• Ability to collect, organize, and enter information into databases.
• Ability to provide assistance to clients in Habilitation Therapies.
• Ability to maintain flexibility in work schedule.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees.
• A defined benefit pension plan.
• Generous time off benefits.
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement.

Pay

Salary Range: $3,649.83 - $4,594.50 per month

Schedule

• Full-time, regular position.
• Evening shift (second shift) with variable responsibility for night shift activities.
• Up to 5% travel required.
• Not eligible for telework.