Group Home Quality Assurance Specialist - Harrington, United States - Above Expectations LLC.

Above Expectations LLC.

Verified Company

Harrington, United States

6 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

To be considered for this position, you must have Quality Assurance experience in a Residential Health Care Setting.

Summary/Objective

The Quality Assurance Coordinator (QAC) is responsible for overseeing and assuring that Quality Assurance within the residential homes is reflective of guidelines and standards.

The position is a neutral position which should ensure the health and safety of the individuals and the agency.

QAC should ensure agency personnel/systems are working in accordance with Above Expectations/DDDS Policies and Procedures, HCBS Standards, and DHCQ standards and regulations.

Essential Functions

Possess a comprehensive understanding of DDDS HCBS Standards, Policies and Procedures along with DHCQ Standards.
Relay reported incidents to Operations Leadership and Human Resources
Reviews and investigates reported incidents in coordination with COO and PC
Collaborate with the Operations Leadership team to formulate remediation plans as part of QIP process
Ensures proper communication(s) of reportable/nonreportable incidents
With cooperation of COO and PC, work to ensure DDDS is aware of incidents which impact the health, safety and wellbeing of the service recipient(s) in accordance with PM#46/DDDS policy, reporting expectations, and PM#
Identify and assist with developing corrective actions to prevent or reduce the likelihood of future similar incidents
Evaluate interventions to ensure remediation strategy was successful
Auditing of internal QA Therap system and ensuring all homes meet and maintain all standards
Reviews and follows up on Tlogs, GERs and ISPs as necessary
Daily audit of Therap and follow up on missing documentation (ISP, GER, Tlogs etc)
QA will complete and submit documentation audits in full for all homes on the 14 and 28 of each month to COO, PC and responsible PS
Attend all nursing audits and ensure PS and staff follow all recommendations by the consultative nurse
Identify opportunities for improvement that exist throughout the program and share with Operations Leadership
Reviews PSRs weekly and determines any financial discrepancies
Demonstrates extensive knowledge of the Therap documentation data base specific to EMARs, tracking appointments, current medications, and medical history
Coordinate medication with Tarrytown pharmacy and notify PS's when to pick up medications
Follow up on medication changes noted on MAIR/PAIR/CAIR/DAIR
Ensure all follow up appointments noted on MAIR/PAIR/CAIR/DAIR have been entered into Therap accurately
Ensures all PRN medications have appropriate Therap documentation and follow up as required by LLAM protocol
Ensures all appointments are in Therap with correct attachments and marked as completed
Reviews all individuals general event reports (GERs) to ensure completion and accuracy and notification to all required parties and report discrepancies to COO and PC
Biweekly visits to all homes to ensure all DDDS standards are maintained
Attends and participates in TPC meetings
Ensure all required prerequisites are received and completed prior to new individual move in (when identified)
Assist in random and annual DDDS and DHCQ State Quality Service Reviews
Collaborate with the operations leadership team to respond in WellSky and complete quality improvement plans which consist of the following
Provide a summary and update of open and newly closed QIPS to COO and PC during QIP meetings
Collaborates with COO and PC for policy and procedure creation and review