The Qualified Individual Disability Professional (QIDP)

The Qualified Individual Disability Professional (QIDP) 

General Description:

The Qualified Individual Disability Professional (QIDP) serves to provide leadership, direction, and training in order to supervise the overall development of a specific program. QIDP also supervises the rehabilitation of persons with developmental disabilities and the overall maintenance of a facility and its personnel.

Qualifications:

Educational Requirements:

• Must be qualified as a QIDP or QHMP

• Must have a 4-year college degree

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage Team meetings and oversees the admissions, evaluation, program development and implementation, program documentation, and discharge.

• Coordinates and insures the overall development, periodic evaluation and review of each client's individual plan of care and supervises the delivery of training and rehabilitative services relative to this plan of care.

• Coordinates monthly and/or quarterly progress of each client relative to the established program goals and objectives, and will document all progress, lack of progress or regression in measurable terms.

• Will work closely with professional consultants to see that all evaluations are appropriately scheduled, are performed on a timely basis, and focus on the client's previous progress, realistic potential, and the facility's approved curriculum.

• Mange and arrange client admissions and/or discharges and will work closely with all facility staff, client family members, and agency representatives in effectively coordinating these processes.

• Will remain familiar with each client's total program, current status, and family or agency interaction as it pertains to each client.

• Responsible for conducting house tours, conduct direct care staff in-service education, participate in seminars and/or workshops, work closely with agency representatives, and assume administrative responsibilities as assigned by the Vice President.

• Maintain a uniform record keeping system that ensures consistency, confidentiality, and company standards.

• Responsible for the enforcement of Company Policies and Procedures

Special Requirements:

• Demonstrates knowledge of management principles in the areas of staff interaction and task. 

• Promotes effective communication with all sources of contact both within the facility (including employees and clients) and at the various agency and community levels.

• Demonstrates strong supervision skills, productivity, leadership abilities, and problem identification and solving abilities.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.