Program Specialist
Caresense Home Health, Lansdale, PA, United States
The Program Specialist is responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of residential services, supervising Direct Care Staff, and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
The program specialist is responsible for the following:
• Coordinating and completing assessments.
• Participating in the development of the ISP, ISP annual update and ISP revision.
• Attending the ISP meetings.
• Reviewing the ISP, annual updates and revisions.
• Reporting content discrepancy to the SC, as applicable, and plan team members.
• Implementing the ISP as written.
• Supervising, monitoring and evaluating services provided to the individual.
• Reviewing, signing and dating the monthly documentation of an individual’s participation and progress toward outcomes.
• Reporting a change related to the individual’s needs to the SC, as applicable, and plan team members.
• Reviewing the ISP with the individual as required.
• Documenting the review of the ISP as required.
• Providing the documentation of the ISP review to the SC, as applicable, and plan team members as required.
• Informing plan team members of the option to decline the ISP review documentation as required.
• Recommending a revision to a service or outcome in the ISP.
• Coordinating the services provided to an individual.
• Coordinating the training of direct service workers in the content of health and safety needs relevant to each individual.
• Developing and implementing provider services as required.
• Ensuring all medical appointments are completed on schedule.
• Ensuring all consumer files are complete and meet state rules and regulations.
• Recruits, hires, trains, and supervises direct care staff.
Qualifications:
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 2 years work experience working directly with individuals with an intellectual disability.
• An associate’s degree or 60 credit hours from an accredited college or university and 4 years work experience working directly with individuals with an intellectual disability.
• Reliable car and valid driver's license
• CPR and First Aide Training
• Medication Administration Training