DSHS DDA Quality Assurance Program Manager - Washington, United States - State of Washington

    State of Washington
    State of Washington Washington, United States

    4 weeks ago

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    Description
    Quality Assurance Program Manager -

    This position

    is one of four statewide

    Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)Field Services

    Quality Assurance

    Program

    Managers. You'll serve

    as the

    Quality Assurance Manager

    (QAM)

    for

    region

    2

    and

    report directly to the Regional Administrator. You will be responsible

    to

    ensure

    the quality assurance activities, as directed by the


    DDA
    Office of Quality Assurance

    and the

    Regional Administrator

    ,

    are

    developed

    and implemented throughout the si

    x

    counties

    in the region.
    As part of

    r

    egional

    m

    anagement, you'll

    lead

    a

    high-performing

    team of three Performance

    &

    Quality Improvement Specialists (PQIS)

    who

    are responsible for

    Adult Family Home

    , referrals,


    QA
    oversight

    ,

    and training facilitation. They also conduct family and client surveys.

    They also support

    two Administrative Hearing Coordinators (AHC)

    who

    are responsible for

    representing


    DDAin the Fair Hearing process

    .
    You are

    r

    esponsible for

    monitoring

    c

    ritical

    i

    ncident reporting

    and mandated reporter obligations as well as

    evaluating

    trends

    of

    incidents. You'll

    p

    rovide regional training on incident reporting and mandatory reporting requirements to
    DDAemployees

    .

    In

    coordination with Nursing Care

    Consultants

    , you will

    facilitate and

    oversee the regional Mortality Review process

    .

    You will

    r

    eview and follow up with

    case and resource management for supported living

    providers

    regarding

    recommendations

    related to mortality reviews.
    As the regional s

    urrogate

    d

    ecision

    m

    aking (guardianship) coordinator

    , you

    will w

    ork closely with regional staff and

    the
    DDA
    Assistant Attorney General

    (AAG)

    ensur

    ing


    DDA
    staff have consultation

    about
    DDAclie

    nt

    appropriate decision-mak

    ing

    authority or representat

    ion

    .

    In addition, you'll facilitate
    DDAfiling guardianship petitions

    and other court actions

    through the AAG.
    The Quality Assurance Manager is the

    Liaison with Adult Protective Services on cases of concern.
    Occasional travel will be expected. A hybrid telework schedule is available for this job.
    King County employees receive 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary and are eligible to receive a free ORCA card for transportation use

    .

    Some of what you will do

    Monitor incident reports, citations, and surveys; mentor a small performance quality and improvement team
    Based on data analysis develop, implement, and monitor the quality assurance of the region's programs; develop improvement strategies
    Work closely with case resource managers, administration staff, and community providers to address quality performance in all service areas for people with developmental disabilities, including the development of long-range plans and strategies to achieve comprehensive, high-quality service delivery
    Collaborate with other stakeholders to gather input related to
    DDApolicy and procedures, service delivery, and customer satisfaction
    Consult on legal processes of guardianships, powers of attorney, mortality reports; coordinate with the Office of Attorney General when applicable
    Provide field staff training
    Who should apply

    Professionals with the following are encouraged to apply:

    Bachelor's

    degree in social or human services, behavior sciences or allied field;

    AND
    Five (5)

    years' experience

    providing social services to people with intellectual

    and/

    or

    developmental disabilities

    .
    Graduate training in social services or allied field

    will substitute

    year

    for year for experience providing support to people

    with intellectual

    and/

    or developmental disabilities

    .
    The preferred candidate will have experience in

    developing

    and

    maintaining

    a quality assurance

    system in a social services program.

    See why people like you chose careers with


    DSHS DDA:
    This job is classified as a WMS2.

    Interested?


    Please list 3 professional references' contact information on your application and include your current resume and a cover letter explaining how your knowledge, skills, and abilities qualify you for this role.

    Questions?

    Email

    or phone , reference To learn more about DSHS, go to

    .

    Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to

    Transform Lives

    requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values and meaningful work.

    It is crucial to our agency's mission that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS.

    We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

    #WeAreHiring #InclusionWorks
    Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted.

    Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job.

    This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.


    Washington State Department of Social & Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.

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