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Texas Health and Human Services · 12 hours ago

Assistant Unit Director

Denton, TX

Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$4,263.16/mo - $6,779.25/mo

5+ years exp

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. The Assistant Unit Director (AUD) provides leadership and direction to unit staff to ensure the delivery of quality care and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned

May serve in an on-call status on a rotating schedule as required to meet operational needs of the facility

Establishes and maintains positive, supportive relationships with employees, individuals served, family members and visitors in order to create an environment of caring, dignity and respect

Provides formal/informal supervision and support to unit staff in accordance with facility procedures to ensure the effective delivery of needed services (health, safety, individual support planning, etc.)

Implements Positive Performance Management system per facility guidelines in order to improve staff performance, attendance and work behavior

Assists Unit Director in conducting performance evaluations of assigned staff in order to give employees timely feedback on their performance

Monitors the implementation of unit staff management systems (staff schedules, staff assignment sheets, deployment, leave approval, overtime utilization, etc.) in order to ensure adequate staff coverage to meet minimums

Monitors the utilization of staffing resources to maintain fair distribution of overtime

Follows facility procedures when granting/approving leave requests to ensure fairness

Makes regular rounds/visits as required throughout the unit to monitor scheduled activities to ensure safety and implementation of levels of supervision, positive behavior support plans, physical/nutritional management plans, documentation of injuries, restraint documentation, cleanliness and appropriate staff to resident interactions

Monitors and enforces unit compliance with internal and external audits and plans of correction to ensure safe environments that promote dignity and respect of individuals served

Monitors the reduction of abuse, neglect and exploitation, unusual incidents, injuries and restraints through implementation of applicable facility procedures to ensure the health and safety of individuals served

Serves as the Acting Unit Director as needed

Ensures that assigned staff participates in mandatory training in order to ensure staff competence and development

Ensures compliance with all ICF/IID conditions of participation, Life Safety Code regulations and continued progress toward the requirements of the Settlement Agreement

Takes action in regard to financial responsibilities such as annual budget planning, activity fund monitoring, trust fund oversight and property inventory

Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location

Qualification

ICF/IID StandardsManagement experiencePositive Performance ManagementMicrosoft OfficeProgram planningEmergency responseCommunication skillsTeamworkProblem-solvingDecision-making

Required

Three (3) years of work experience in health care or business administration, social work, or public health

Two (2) years of experience in a management position in a residential program area/home/unit in an ICF/IID residential facility serving more than 50 individuals

Direct supervisory experience in a program area/home/unit in an ICF/IID residential facility may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a year for year basis with a maximum substitution of four (4) years

Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aide, Medication Aide and Employee Misconduct and HHS List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

Males between the ages of 18 – 25 must be registered with the Selective Service

All State Supported Living Center Employees are subject to Random Drug Testing

Flexibility in work hours may be required for this position

The position may be required to work overtime and/or extended hours

Must be willing to work weekends and holidays

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility

Preferred

Prefer bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in health care administration, social work, public health, business administration, human resources, education or a related field