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QIDP Specialist

At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

This position is responsible for the development, implementation, and facilitation of a Person-Centered-Plan process for individuals served. This includes monitoring active treatment in accordance with ICF/IDD rules and regulations and the facility's policies and procedures.

Reasons you'll love working with us:

• If you have a particular age range or population you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

• We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.

• With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.

• Generous vacation time and paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.

• We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.

• You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

How you can make a bigger difference:

The Mishkon Division provides supports and services in a healthy and safe environment for individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities living in residential programs and in community settings. Our core values are to provide a healthy and safe environment that promotes person centered planning, community integration, and close collaboration with families and the community. This is all accomplished through an Orthodox Jewish lens, and with an understanding that staff, at all levels of the division, is the determining factor in achieving positive outcomes for our clients.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This position is responsible for the development, implementation, and facilitation of a Person-Centered-Plan process for individuals served. This includes monitoring active treatment in accordance OPWDD and CMS regulatory standards and the facility's policies and procedures.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• The QIDP is responsible for the development and implementation of individual programming for the individuals served together with the other members of the Interdisciplinary team.
• The schedule is expected to be varied to meet the needs of the individuals and residences.
• Assess, create and track valued outcomes/goals.
• Participate as an active member of the interdisciplinary team process.
• Coordinate and participate in annual Human Rights and Informed Consent Committee.
• Interact with the residential individuals on a daily basis.
• Record each individual's progress via monthly notes, 30 Day, Semi-Annual and Annual Case Conference Reviews.
• Attend Psychiatric appointments and day program meetings for the individuals on their caseload.
• Initiating periodic reviews as necessary.
• Train staff in in the areas of social issues along with instruction goals/valued outcomes, and various clinically required trainings as per state regulations.
• Coordinating services and the delivery of each resident's individual plan of care.
• Integrating the various aspects of the facility's program and clinical services.
• Keeping active communication with families and outside providers as it pertains to the individual's level of care.
• Be a strong advocate for the individuals and work in collaboration with various other disciplines to ensure optimal care.
• Complete observations and monthly documentation as required.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Understanding of OPWDD and DOH regulations and standards.
• Must be an effective writer and speaker and able to coordinate services.
• Must be able to maintain proper records and documentation.
• Must have an understanding of Goal assessments and implementation.

EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED:

• BA/BS in a Human Services related field. Two years' experience in working with individuals with developmental disabilities or related field. Candidate needs to have effective communication skills in both written and oral presentation. They must have the ability to manage multiple priorities.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Must be organized with proficient use in word and excel.
• Must be skilled in areas of documentation and report writing.

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• Must be able to review IPP's and all treatment plans and document manually or via computer daily logs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL EFFORT: possibility to work in various locations.

If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:

• Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and sick time
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• Life and disability insurance
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

Who we are:

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity:

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

Other details

• Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]
• Pay Type Hourly
• Employment Indicator 8833 - Hospital - Professional Employees
• Min Hiring Rate $58,500.00
• Max Hiring Rate $60,000.00
• Travel Required Yes
• Required Education Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Salary: 16 Maximum Salary: 58500.00 Salary Unit: Yearly