QSI Assessor
Location
Florida
Posted
35 days ago
Salary
$22 / hour
Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Successfully complete assessments using the QSI, which includes reviewing information gathered from the person’s records; conducting face-to-face interviews with the person with a developmental disability and the person’s guardian and family; and interviews the person’s caregivers, health care personnel, waiver/pre-enrollment support coordinator, or service providers as appropriate, verifying demographic information; and assessment results with the waiver/pre-enrollment support coordinator; as well as entering the results into the QSI online application.
• Review the person’s central record/ iConnect record including recent assessments, progress notes from medical records, school records, previous support plans, and other collateral sources, as appropriate.
• Refer persons and family members to their Waiver or Pre-enrollment Support Coordinator for provider information and available resources in the community, based on needs identified during the administration of the QSI.
• Schedule meetings and follow-up telephone sessions to conduct interviews with the person eligible for services from APD, family members, guardians, waiver/pre-enrollment support coordinator, and providers, and support staff if needed, to complete a comprehensive review of the person’s needs for completion of the QSI.
• Communicate a person’s needs for follow-up by the Regional Medical Case Manager or Regional Behavior Analyst following completion of the QSI.
• Verify that all demographic information is correct for the person being assessed. If the information requires updating, alert the person’s waiver support coordinator/pre-enrollment coordinator of the corrections required in iConnect to assure accuracy.
• Attend meetings, complete training, and annually demonstrate inter-rater reliability on the QSI for recertification as a QSI Assessor.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including administrative tasks.
Job Requirements
- Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
- Must have a bachelor’s degree from a college or university and a minimum of four (4) years professional experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
- Must demonstrate excellent communication skills used in conducting person-centered interviews and sufficient computer skills to access and use a web-based assessment system to obtain demographic and other details specific to locating persons and to record results of assessments.
- Daily travel required to conduct assessments.
- Knowledge of QSI protocol: its purpose, ability to score and interpret QSI items correctly.
- Knowledge of person-centered process used in conducting interviews for the QSI.
- Knowledge of APD processes and procedures, including i-Budget/ Waiver and pre-enrollment.
- Ability to utilize computer-based systems, including the APD intranet: iConnect, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and Excel spreadsheets.
- Ability to communicate effectively in face-to-face, electronic, and written formats.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons, families, providers, and staff within the region and statewide.
- Ability to prepare reports.
- Ability to manage, organize, analyze, and monitor data related to the QSI.
- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to meet weekly QSI assessment quotas.
Benefits
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Tuition waivers.
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.
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