Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional

About Us:
The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma informed care agency focused on implementing our core values and providing support to people with developmental disabilities. We oversee a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring the health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment. To learn more about DODD click here .
DODD Core Values:
To help Ohioans with developmental disabilities, DODD has embodied the following core values that focus on the experience of our customers, the people we serve, and their families:

• Kindness & Empathy - All interactions are based on genuine care and concern for all involved. We listen to those we serve, our partners, and each other.
• Collaboration - We engage with each other and our partners with openness and trust.
• Transparency - We are accessible and visible in our business practices.
• Quality Innovation - The services we deliver are value-added and promote excellence.
• Inclusiveness - Cultivate an environment that embraces diversity and ideas at every level of interaction. Our systems and processes are designed to ensure that every person is treated equally, and every voice is heard fairly.
• Accountability - We conduct ourselves professionally and will manage taxpayer dollars responsibly

What You'll Do:
Under direction of Mental Health Administrator 3 & with required thorough knowledge of Medicaid/I.C.F./DODD regulations, laws, rules & state licensure standards, coordinates, develops & implements special training & consumer-based active treatment programming (e.g. individual plan) for 14 to 20 residents of a cottage.

• Acts as chairperson of interdisciplinary team meeting to coordinate comprehensive delivery of services (e.g. speech, medical, pharmacy, educational, psychiatry, social services, psychology, vocational), to individuals who have mental retardation &/or developmental disabilities; supervise assigned staff in the provision of services to consumers; evaluates effectiveness of staff and the individual plan.
• Initiates monthly reviews & modifies the plan based on researching progress, analyzing data & evaluating the effectiveness of training. Ensures the correction of deficiencies. Coaches staff to deliver habilitation training to the residents. Supervises resident transfers & integration into various ancillary services of the Center & day program sites. Routinely is in the cottage observing, coaching, evaluating, etc. the quality of the program & performance of staff.
• Oversees the development of all individual plans via comprehensive or special staffings & 90 day reviews; develops a comprehensive plan which is functional for each resident; performs quality review of staff documentation & corrects deficiencies; documents & maintains accurate records.
• Coordinates & ensures the implementation of policies & procedures, licensure regulations, Medicaid evaluations (i.e. conducts in-services, trains staff on policies & procedures). Addresses non-compliance or deficiencies with individual program plans (e.g. improper medication, improper restraints, improper diets).
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned (i.e. serves on committees &/or task forces, attends in-services/training sessions, provides help during peak work periods on living areas if needed). Maintains QMRP certification.

What's in it for you:
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
Qualifications
Per Federal Register, Vol. 53. No. 107, Section 453.430, applicants must have at least one yr. of experience working directly with persons withIntellectual Disabilityor other developmental disabilities & is one of following: -Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy -Registered Nurse -Individual who holds at least a bachelor's degree in professional human services category (e.g., Psychology, Education, Anthropology).
Job Skills: Direct Support/Direct Care