Quality Enhancement Associate

Description

The Quality Enhancement Associate supports and promotes the Providence mission, vision, values, and fundamental rights of people supported at Providence of Maryland Inc. The Associate performs professional and administrative work to implement quality enhancement plans that ensure Providence's supports and services, policies, and procedures are effective in ensuring the quality of support for people supported by Providence in our Charles County residential supports.

Your Responsibilities as a Quality Enhancement Associate

• Participate in the development and implementation of Individual Plan (IP), personal plan or an alternative framework or individual teaching plan.
• Assists people supported to meet physical (e.g., health, grooming, toileting, eating) and personal management needs (e.g., human development, home care etc.), by teaching skills, providing supports, and building on individual strengths and capabilities that will lead to increased independence.
• Contribute as a part of a Providence team, building companionship and community, facilitating supports, developing activities that have value to the person.
• Explores vocational interests and aptitudes, assists in preparing for job or school entry, and reviews opportunities for continued career growth.
• Educates people receiving supports, co-workers and community members about issues by providing information and support.

Quality Enhancement Associate Pay scale: $53,000-$61,000 annually

Quality Enhancement Associate Job Type: Full-time.

Direct Support Professional Shift Type: M-F Daytime.On-call weekends and evenings

Benefits for You as a Quality Enhancement Associate

• Medical (company contribution 65%-95% toward cost of coverage; plans starting as low as $18 monthly!)
• Dental (company contribution 40%-43% toward cost of plans)
• Vision (company contribution 32% towards cost of all plans)
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability (company paid)
• Term life insurance and AD&D up to 10k (company paid)
• Optional Life and AD&D plans
• 401k (5% company match)
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Career Paths
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Inclement Weather Pay
• Pet Discounts/Insurance

A full Quality Enhancement Associate job description is available upon request.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the education, knowledge, skills and/or abilities required.

• An associate’s degree or higher in a human services or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in human service delivery. Experience in quality management is a plus.
• Willingness to learn and become one of the organization’s experts in compliance rules.
• Must be available to work flexible hours (some evenings and weekends may be required) to support residential services.
• Must be able to change priorities on short notice/work with shifting deadlines (OHCQ/DDA, Liberty Healthcare state reviews and communication, incidents/investigations, etc.)
• Must be able to uphold confidentiality in a variety of situations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Database software (Word, Excel,and Outlook). Experience in iCareManager is a plus.