Program Manager

Program Manager

Wilkes Barre, PA

Full-Time with Benefits

We are currently hiring a Program Manager to supervise, organize and coordinate supports for individuals in their own homes, in natural family homes and/or Lifesharing and/or in community-based licensed residential programs. This region would be for Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming counties. The Program Manager could oversee up to 5 homes or programs in a specific territory with travel reimbursement.

Responsibilities

Responsible for comprehensive understanding of regulations.

Ensures all programs assigned are in compliance with PA State Code, Title 55, Department of Public Welfare, CLA Programs Chapter 6400 regulations, Family Living Services Chapter 6500 regulations, and/or Unlicensed In Home & Community Support locations (compliant to Chapter 51 regulations) as well as in compliance with Agency policies and procedures.

Participates and/or develops, if applicable, as the Plan Lead in the development of the Individual Service Plan, ISP Annual Update and all ISP revisions (fulfilling the role of Program Specialist).

Attends the ISP, ISP Annual Update and all ISP revisions.

Responsible for the coordination/completion of individual assessments for the development of the ISP, ISP Annual Update and all ISP revisions.

Review the ISP, Annual ISP Update and all ISP revisions.

Reviews all referrals by the county MH/ID program along with the Program Director and makes recommendations regarding individual admission to the program.

Reviews all referrals by the county MH/ID program along with the Program Director and makes recommendations regarding individual admission to the program.

Direct supervision of Direct Support Staff Supervisors or Lifesharing Direct Support Staff with regularly scheduled face-to-face contact.

Completes Performance Evaluations for Direct Support Staff Supervisors or Lifesharing Direct Support Staff and reviews Performance Evaluations completed by Direct Support Staff Supervisors.

Participates in facilitating supervisors' meetings, inclusive of generating meeting agenda, directing the meeting, assigning tasks, and eliciting staff participation.

Participates in facilitating supervisors' meetings, inclusive of generating meeting agenda, directing the meeting, assigning tasks, and eliciting staff participation.

Review records of Direct Support Staff Supervisor's supervision with employees.

Assists Direct Support Staff Supervisors with disciplinary actions.

Conducts unannounced program monitoring visits on a regular basis to ensure areas of health, safety, and consumer welfare are compliant with Agency policies and procedures as well as regulatory requirements

Facilitates the completion of orientation training for all new employees.

Ensures staffing patterns reflect optimum opportunity for consumers to experience quality care and community integration.

Ensures incidents are filed electronically in the PA EIM system

Conduct quality investigations and complete quality investigation reports.

Ensures the completion and documentation of monthly site inspections to ensure cleanliness and safety and monitors sites through direct observation of various hours of service Minimum Qualification & Requirements

An associate's degree or 60 credit hours from an accredited college or university plus 4 years' experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities

Must possess and maintain a current, valid driver's license from state of residency.