QIDP, Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional

Position Overview

Salary:
Minimum: USD $58,156.80 per year, Maximum: USD $62,566.40 per year.

About Services for the Under Served (SUS)

SUS is a New York‑based nonprofit providing housing and support services to 25,000 individuals and families in NYC and Long Island. For more than 35 years, SUS has advocated for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, behavioral health challenges, poverty, histories of incarceration, and/or trauma, aiming to right societal imbalances and improve lives.

Position Summary

The QIDP coordinates all aspects of care for residents, ensuring active treatment in the least restrictive environment, in accordance with OPWDD regulations.

• Coordinate and conduct annual and semi‑annual reviews of consumer status/progress, assessing risks to consumers’ rights and protection.
• Ensure completion and receipt of clinical team members’ reports/meetings evaluations; prepare annual CFAs and summaries including a capabilities needs assessment, priority of needs, and a summary of clinical reports, activity schedules, and consumer profiles.
• Ensure the least restrictive interventions or practices are utilized.
• Identify practices, interventions, or adaptive equipment that may pose a risk to consumers’ rights or protection and present them to the Human Rights Committee for review or approval.
• Observe Program Specialist conduct goals active treatment with and provide hands‑on training as needed or prescribed consumers by facilities Plan Of Corrective Action (POCA).
• Provide staff with ongoing in‑service training.
• Ensure integration of services between Day Program and the residence and integrate all services into routine daily activities.
• Complete CSET schedule annually and update as needed; provide and report CSET training to clinicians.
• Complete Quality Improvement reports as needed and ensure resolution of outstanding issues.
• Maintain communication with family/correspondent regarding residential programming in conjunction with Social Worker.

Medical/Dental/Prescription/Vision/Life Insurance; 403(b);
Credit Union; FSAs;
Short‑and‑Long‑Term Disability;
Transportation Plan;
Generous Paid Vacations and Holidays.

• BA Degree in Psychology, Human Services or related field.
• 2–5 years experience within a Day Habilitation or Residential program.
• Experience with Day Habilitation plans and Medicaid billing.
• Detail oriented with exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Direct service professional, counselor, residential counselor, direct care counselor, habilitation specialist, human services, social services, social worker, case manager, health services, developmental disabilities, mental health behavioral health, OPWDD, OMRDD.

SUS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. SUS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of service animals.

To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Leave Team at My Medical Leave .

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Work Location:
In Person