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Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

Greeneville, Tennessee, United States

Provide administration of personnel, including direct support professionals, house managers, and family-based providers etc. to include: determining appropriate numbers of staff and implementing policies and procedures needed to maintain staff. Provide administration of facility personnel policies. Complete scheduling of employees to minimize overtime hours. Identify training needs and assuring that all staff meet competency requirements. Provide initial and recurrent training to family-based providers in accordance with federal, state and agency requirements. Evaluate the performance of House Managers and Direct Support Professionals. Supervise the quality control program, visiting supported living homes and family-based providers to monitor effectiveness and compliance, conduct service recipient follow-up on medical issues, assessment recommendations, and Individual Support Plan implementation. Assist in crisis situations to prevent escalation. Provide oversight for preventing client abuse by adhering to all policies and procedures, attending periodic training, reporting suspicious and inappropriate behavior, and following mandatory abuse reporting requirements and ensure clients are properly signed in and out and that only authorized adults are allowed on site.

Greeneville, Tennessee

Provides social work services in accordance with the physician’s Plan of Care. Assists the physician and other members of the hospice team to understand the significance of social and emotional factors related to patient care. Assesses social and emotional factors in order to assist the patient and family to cope with problems in daily living and to help them follow medical recommendations to maximize patient’s palliative care. Counsel patients and families concerning the facilitation of the medical Plan of Care. Assists with the development of the Plan of Care with the appropriate staff, physician, patient, and family to deal with personal, financial and environmental difficulties. Participates in discharge planning. Develops, prepares and maintains individualized patient care progress records with accuracy, timeliness, and according to policies. Participates in in-services programs. Coordinates the total Plan of Care and maintains continuity of patient care by liaising with appropriate staff. Coordinates the admission and discharge of patients in and out of nursing homes.

Limestone, Tn

Provide oversight of daily operation of clinical services. Administrate and supervise the clinical treatment team which includes Direct Care, Clinicians, and Case Managers. Collaborate with Operations Manager and Clinical Executive Director regarding admissions, treatment, and care of individuals with mental health needs. Complete employee evaluations to all clinical staff. Ensure all clinical staff are compliant with training requirements. Conduct interviews with potential clinical candidates for employment. Supervise practicum and internship student placed at the facility. Provide technical assistance to various committees including the Restraint Committee. Provide on-call technical assistance to the clinical team. Attend and participate in the Treatment Team and Clinical Staffing meetings on a regular basis to provide supervision and guidance.

Greeneville, Tn

Complete Quality Assurance Compliance tools for provider agencies including Behavior Analyst providers who serve individuals with developmental disabilities. Maintain knowledge of the Department of Division of Intellectual Disability Services (DIDS) Provider Manuel to complete job responsibilities. Work with provider agency Directors in a cooperative manner to complete a comprehensive review of individuals with disabilities. Participate in continuing education opportunities within the field of Behavior Analysis and protection from harm issues. Surveyor responsibilities include a thorough review of Behavior Analyst and other provider agency’s protection from harm policies and practices. Completion of reported investigation follow-up is a necessary component of my job responsibilities.

Greeneville, Tn

Provided Leadership and Quality Assurance of Central Monitoring duties at Greene Valley Developmental Center (GVDC). Provided linkage through active participation and providing follow-up information at GVDC and with Central Office staff as well as other developmental centers through statewide Central Monitoring Team (CMT) director’s meetings. Communicated with Assistant Chief Officer for Quality Improvement regarding problem areas with compliance and recommendations with action steps to improve processes to comply with CMT directives. Supervised eight central monitors by reviewing compliance reports and performance evaluations. Continually sought out ways to involve staff and sought their commitment to departmental and facility goals. Annually assessed strengths and weaknesses of the department and with the involvement of appropriate staff, set and carried out goals and objectives. Always kept staff informed of all laws, procedures, or programs pertinent to operations, and quickly institutes appropriate changes of processes and procedures mandated by higher authorities. Completed compliance reports which included Annual Compliance Overviews, Monthly Compliance Overviews, Monthly Compliance Overview Summaries, Narrative Summaries, and Settlement Agreement Detail Reports to distribute to the GVDC Leadership team and Central Office. Coordinated/assisted with special projects as requested, for example Victim-Impact work group. Presented new policies and procedures and reported Compliance reports with Narrative Summaries to the Leadership team. Chaired and completes Initial and Regional Death Reviews for GVDC. Performed HIPPA Officer Duties which included compliance with State of Tennessee guidelines and self-monitoring checks within the department. Investigated incidents reports, particularly, involving staff misconduct and neglect for GVDC and maintained a data base.

Greeneville, Tn

Managed a caseload of at least 15 individuals with disabilities. Developed, trained, implemented, and monitored the progress of Behavior Support and Maintenance Plans for individuals with developmental disabilities who live in homes within East Tennessee and Greene Valley Developmental Center. Development of Behavior Support Plans involved completing functional assessments, reviewing person’s history relevant to the target behavior(s) (e.g., previous treatment) and reviewing current best practice for treatment as indicated by published behavior analytic research. Behavior Support Plans typically consisted of behaviors targeted for reduction as well as a replacement behavior component. Data were analyzed at least monthly and progresses were recorded in a permanent file and peer reviewed. Developed curriculum and provide training to community provider agencies in Applied Behavior Analysis. Chaired, coordinated, and participated in the Regional Office Behavior Support Committee to review Behavior Treatment Plans. Completed comparative analyses of incident target behavior data. Supervised Behavior Specialists, which involved supervision of the development of Behavior Support Plans including the process of completing a functional assessment of target behaviors, and ability to facilitate team meetings. Other supervision of Behavior Specialists included training on basic Applied Behavior Analysis. Further duties included trending incident reports for analyses.

Greeneville, Tn

Monitored community agencies and Independent Support Coordination Services to ensure quality of services including reviewing Behavior Support Plans, Independent Support Plans and other professional documents for quality and best practice. Prepared detailed technical support reports, which contained recommendations on how to improve quality of services and supports.

Greeneville, Tn

Provided intensive case management for over 60 individuals with disabilities. Reviewed Individual Support Plans to ensure continuity with the Service Plan. Completed initial reviews of transition plan(s) and participated in the transition closure meetings. Completed inspections of homes for approval prior to transitions. Instructed persons with disabilities and their families/conservators concerning availability of agencies providing services. Supervised Independent Support Coordinators in the development of Service Plans and development of Individual Support Plans.

Greeneville, Tn

Provided intensive case management for 30 individuals with disabilities. Authored Individual Support Plans with cooperation of the Circle of Support for individuals with disabilities. Developed skill acquisition programs and provided staff training. Maintained a database of information concerning each individual on my caseload. Served as liaison for individuals with disabilities and their families and/or conservators. Coordinated respite admissions and assisted the team leader in transition planning for entire caseload. Assisted the team leader in directing team and other personnel meetings. Assisted the team leader in many supervisory tasks including developing schedules, supervising staff, and facilitating staff meetings.

Greeneville, Tn

Provided behavior-based case management to over 30 individuals with behavior difficulty. Developed, trained, implemented, and monitored the progress of Behavior Support Plans, Maintenance Plans, and Guidelines for individuals with disabilities. Development of Behavior Support Plans conducted functional assessments, review of the person’s history, relevant to the target behavior (e.g., previous treatment) and reviewing current best practice for treatment as indicated by published behavior analytic research. Behavior Support Plans typically consisted of behaviors targeted for reduction as well as a skill acquisition component. Data were analyzed at least monthly with progress recorded in a permanent file.

Greeneville, Tn

Supervised technicians and assisted in completing job performance evaluations. Managed general operation of work unit and developed weekly work schedule. Maintained adequate supplies and equipment for unit. Conducted visual inspection of unit including end of shift inspection of each individual with disability to assess any potential abuse/neglect and took action if needed.

Johnson City, Tennessee Area

Taught current special education teachers general behavior analytic skills. Developed syllabus and overall course structure, including weekly lab practicum, and administered all grades. Supervised students’ practicum work, which included completing a functional assessment and hypothesis statements.