Requisition No: 830053

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: QSI ASSESSOR - OPS - 67940131

Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 67940131

**Salary**: $20.00 Hourly

Posting Closing Date: 05/31/2024

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**AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES**

**POSITION**:Senior Human Services Program Analyst** - **Other Personal Services (OPS)**

**Working Title**:QSI Assessor - OPS

**POSITION’S LOCATION**:Suncoast** - Fort Myers, FL**

**POSITION NUMBER: 679940131**

**OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY**

**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:

- Annual and Sick Leave.
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.
- Nine paid state holidays.
- One Personal Holiday each year.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
- Tuition waiver.
- And more

**The Difference You Will Make With APD**

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.

**How You Will Grow At APD**

APD employees are expected to demonstrate Ideal Team Player qualities. Qualities include being humble, hungry, smart, respect, customer service, accountability, innovation, integrity, and teamwork.

In turn, team members are involved in essential and often complex projects while offering the opportunity to gain valuable experience.

**SALARY RANGE**

$41,600.00 Annually $20.00 Hourly

**POSITION DETAILS**

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This is a professional CS 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.

**Essential Functions of the position are**:

- 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.
- A bachelor’s degree from a college or university.
- Valid Driver’s License or other efficient means of transportation.
- A minimum of four (4) years professional experience working with persons with developmental disabilities.
- Daily travel required to conduct assessments.
- Excellent communication skills used in conducting person-centered interviews.
- 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.
- Certification as a QSI Assessor within one year of hire and annual recertification as a QSI Assessor.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**

Knowledge of:

- The QSI protocol: its purpose, ability to score and interpret QSI items correctly.
- The person-centered process used in conducting interviews for the QSI.
- APD processes and procedures, including i-Budget/ Waiver and pre-enrollment.

Ability to:

- Use computer-based systems, including the APD intranet: iConnect, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and Excel spreadsheets.
- Communicate effectively in face-to-face, electronic, and written formats.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with persons, families, providers, and staff within the region and statewide.
- Prepare reports, and manage, organize, analyze, and monitor data related to the QSI.
- Plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
- Meet weekly QSI assessment quotas.
- Effectively communicate, respectfully con