Job DescriptionWe are immediately hiring in Rochester! Join us at Easterseals NY for an exciting career as a Quality Improvement Specialist at the Kessler Center.Salary Range: $20-23/hr. Position Summary:Quality Improvement Specialist participate in a team approach, to implement corrective action, individual protections, and safeguards to address root cause issues and potential deficiencies discovered through the investigative process.Essential Job Functions:
- Provide direct supervision to individuals in accordance with the treatment plan.
- Participate in a team approach to implement corrective action, individual protections, and safeguards to address root cause issues and potential deficiencies discovered through the investigative process.
- Document investigations in a systematic manner and make regulatory recommendations to ensure the requirements of program procedures.
- Provide training and conduct verification assessments to ensure quality of services, systems maintenance, and processes compliance according to State certification/licensing standards, agency policies, other governing agencies guidelines, and contractual obligations.
- Manage projects to ensure that they are completed within the required time schedule, as required per Agency Policy.
- Conduct internal audits and observation to assist and support program services to prepare for regulatory audits.
- Prepare investigation statistics and trending reports, as requested.
- Utilize trend data to develop quality services and enhance staff performance
- Work within a team approach to develop and implement best practices for compliance.
- Conduct, coordinate, write, track, and manage investigations per regulatory procedures
- Assist with onboarding and training of new employees and in annual trainings.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Management, Human Services, or a related field.
- Two (2) years of experience working with individuals with disabilities.
- Knowledge of Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) Regulations is preferred.
- Must be able to work occasional weekend and evening hours as well as the ability to provide weekend and evening on-call services, on a rotating schedule.
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Equal Opportunity Employer#EASTERSEALSNYROCHMission: Easterseals New York's mission is to spread help, hope and answers-Easterseals is a standard-bearer for creating equity and access for people with disabilities and other barriers to long term self-sufficiency. For 100 years, Easterseals has been an indispensable resource for people and families living with disabilities. Throughout all life's moments -- from the extraordinary to the ordinary and everything in between -- Easterseals is here to help people and families realize and reach for their full potential.About Us
Mission: Easterseals New York's mission is to spread help, hope and answers. Easterseals New York operates programs that enable those with special needs to achieve equality, dignity, and independence in their own communities. It provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. We change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people's lives every day. Easterseals has been an American Institution since 1919. Easterseals New York joined The Fedcap Group in 2015.
Website: www.Easterseals.com/newyork