Qualified Intellectual Developmental Personnel (Q.I.D.P)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and conduct Annual and Semi-Annual reviews of individual status/progress including an assessment of risks to individual’s rights and protection.
• Coordinate and direct the delivery of training, the provision of medical/nursing and habilitation services.
• Makes sure therapeutic needs are met and ensures all areas comply with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures completion and receipt of individual clinical team members’ reports/meetings evaluations.
• Prepares annual and semi-annual CFA’s, Rehab plans and summaries which include a capability needs assessment, priority of needs and a summary of clinical reports, activities schedules and individual profiles.
• Ensures the least restrictive interventions or practices are utilized.
• Ensures individuals identified as having practices, interventions and or adaptive equipment, which may pose a risk to individual’s rights and or protection, are presented to the Human Rights Committee for their review and or approval.
• Works with the interdisciplinary team regarding changes in individuals’ diets and nutritional foals and supply I.D.T. staff with nutritional information and diets plans for residents going on home visits or being discharged.
• Completes observation of the Direct Support Professional conduct goals active treatment with and provide hands-on training as needed or prescribed consumers by facilities.
• Plans and implements the Plan Of Corrective Action (POCA).
• Provides staff with ongoing in-service training.
• Ensures integration of services between Day Program and the residence and, integration of all services into routine daily activities.
• Completes CSET schedule annually and update as needed.
• Also ensures CSET training is provided and reported on by clinicians as needed.
• Coordinates and conducts weekly meetings with the clinical team.
• Initiates periodic reviews as per regulations and conducts all quarterly, annual, and special individual case conferences.
• Responsible for conducting investigations, providing documentation and timely reporting on any and all incidents, as per OPWDD regulations.
• Completes Quality Improvement reports as needed and ensures resolution to any outstanding issues.
• Maintains communication with family/correspondent in regards to residential programming in conjunction with Program Coordinator.
• Functions as a liaison between all aspects of the resident’s program, in-house, day program, family and community services ensuring coordination and integration.
• Collects all written materials from other professionals responsible for aspects of the individual’s plan of care and assemble them into the required regularly occurring service plans.
• Initiates periodic reviews as per regulations.
• Oversees the development and implementation of the individual's program, including all behavioral goals and objectives as well as agency actions and staff services.
• Collects all written materials from other professionals responsible for aspects of the individual's plan of care and assemble them into the required regularly occurring service plans.
• Responsible for assuring that monthly progress notes are comprehensive and complete, Q.I.D.P. member/staff observations, demonstration of behavior management problems and "hands on" training of staff.
• Be available to assist with Behavior/Psychological problems.
• May advise physicians in the availability of diet plans used at the facility.
• Participates and cooperates with day program component by providing information sharing, consultation, demonstration, and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Human Services, or related field.
• 2-5 years experience within a Day Hab or Residential program.
• Must have experience with Day Habilitation plans and Medicaid billing.
• Must be detail oriented and have exceptional written/oral communication skills.
• Valid Driver’s license preferred.
• SCIP-R and First Aid/CPR Certified.