Senior Director of Incident Management and Investigations

Overview

Join a Team That Changes Lives

For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.

Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.

At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
• Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Retirement Savings Plan

Elwyn seeks a Senior Director of Incident Management and Investigations to lead a dedicated team of investigators and Incident coordinators who are responsible for incident management and investigations under applicable program regulations. The Senior Director ensures compliance with Elwyn policies, regulatory guidelines and licensing requirements. The Senior Director oversees the workflow, reports on trends, and recommends changes. The Senior Director may be required to complete incident coordination duties and conduct investigations from time to time depending on volume and staffing needs.

This is a hybrid role with both in office and remote work. The Senior Director must be available to communicate with and assist incident coordinators during evening and weekend hours. In-person work and some travel including airline travel is expected.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directs and manages regulatory incident management and investigations including planning, supervising, and coordinating the reporting and investigation of state and program required incidents, including abuse, neglect, client rights violations, and exploitation incidents as required by program regulations and organizational policies
• Directs and manages the day-to-day work of incident coordinators and investigators
• Provides leadership and team management to incident coordinators and investigators, monitors and approves timecards, ensures appropriate use of overtime and PTO, participates in recruitment, selection, leadership, coaching, training, performance management, promotion, discipline and termination
• Collaboration and communication:
  Effectively represents the department and communicating with various stakeholders, including government agencies, community groups, decision-makers, and the public
• Reviews investigation reports prior to administrative wrap-up meetings to ensure they are well written, compliant with regulations and policies and complete
• Attends Administrative Review Committees and supports incident coordinators and investigators in leading, presenting and completing investigation wrap-ups
• Periodically accompanies investigators during investigation activities to model and train on proper investigation techniques and conduct
• Collects, reviews, and refines data to identify trends for specific areas based on investigations and findings
• Helps develop training materials and train organization personnel on incident reporting and procedures.
• Develops recommendations for changes to operational processes based on trends and patterns and presents recommendations to departmental and organization leaders
• Serves as a member of risk, abuse prevention, quality and other committees as requested
• Reviews and contributes to development of plans of correction
• Supports investigation coordinators in managing investigation workflow and queue ensuring that investigations…