Qsi Assessor - Ops

QSI ASSESSOR – Other Personal Services (OPS)

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QSI ASSESSOR OPS POSITION NUMBER:  OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY This position is a Telework position. The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, (For more information, please click  ).

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self‑motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding subtleties of group dynamics.

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

* Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

$22.00 Hourly

This is a professional OPS position with the responsibility of a QSI Assessor who conducts evidence‑based assessments for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities using the Questionnaire for Situational Information for all APD eligible persons.

Successfully complete assessments using the QSI, which includes reviewing information gathered from the person’s records; conducting face‑to‑face interviews with the person with a developmental disability and the person’s guardian and family; and interviews the person’s caregivers, health care personnel, waiver/pre‑enrollment support coordinator, or service providers as appropriate, verifying demographic information; and assessment results with the waiver/pre‑enrollment support coordinator; as well as entering the results into the QSI online application.

Review the person’s central record/ iConnect record including recent assessments, progress notes from medical records, school records, previous support plans, and other collateral sources, as appropriate.

Refer persons and family members to their Waiver or Pre‑enrollment Support Coordinator for provider information and available resources in the community, based on needs identified during the administration of the QSI.

Schedule meetings and follow‑up telephone sessions to conduct interviews with the person eligible for services from APD, family members, guardians, waiver/pre‑enrollment support coordinator, and providers, and support staff if needed, to complete a comprehensive review of the person’s needs for completion of the QSI.

Communicate a person’s needs for follow‑up by the Regional Medical Case Manager or Regional Behavior Analyst following completion of the QSI.

Verify that all demographic information is correct for the person being assessed. If the information requires updating, alert the person’s waiver support coordinator/pre‑enrollment coordinator of the corrections required in iConnect to assure accuracy.

Attend meetings, complete training, and annually demonstrate inter‑rater reliability on the QSI for recertification as an QSI Assessor.

Perform other duties as assigned, including administrative tasks

• Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree from a college or university and a minimum of four (4) years professional experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication skills used in conducting person‑centered interviews and sufficient computer skills to access and use a web‑based assessment system to obtain demographic and other details specific to locating persons and to record results of assessments.
• Daily travel required to conduct assessments.

Knowledge of:

• The QSI protocol: its purpose, ability to score and…