Treatment Program Manager

Full Job Description

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Woodward Resource Center (WRC) is seeking a Treatment Program Manager to join our Habilitation Services team!

What You'll Do

As a Treatment Program Manager, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our team is equipped with the knowledge and skills to deliver exceptional care and support. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leadership: Lead and direct an integrated, interdisciplinary team process to provide adequate, appropriate, and timely assessments, interventions, strategies and supports that effectively address an Individual’s needs, assisting that Individual to live in the most integrated setting.
• Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor implementation of services, supports, and interventions through direct observation, participation, and review of documentation. Report analysis of trends, corrective action needed/due and assure implementation of proactive and prevention interventions.

Supervision: Supervise and evaluate the work of subordinate staff. Administer personnel and related policies and procedures.

Oversee the work of Resident Treatment Supervisors to train them in the supervision of active treatment programs by assigning caseloads, advising on methods, reviewing written records, and providing feedback on work performed.

• Team Collaboration: Maintain close contact with employees to define, measure, and improve quality of services, implement quality initiatives in their respective area, and assess outcomes and the efficiency of quality efforts.

Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position and should possess a valid Iowa Driver’s License.

WRC prepares and supports individuals to live in the community of their choice.

This facility is a great place to develop or continue your healthcare career if you enjoy rewarding yet challenging work, supporting individuals by working as part of their interdisciplinary team, and helping to develop person-centered Individual Support Plans to meet specific support needs, preferences, and goals.

The facility provides a range of services that include being an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ICF/IID), daily supported community living, consultations/training, behavioral health services, physical nutrition management, and community residential-based guidance in learning prosocial behavior and personal accountability.

For more info about WRC: https://hhs.iowa.gov/family-community/specialty-care-facilities/woodward-resource-center

Benefits of Joining WRC

Working for the State of Iowa comes with its perks. In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and professional growth.

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Woodward Highlights

Woodward is a city of approximately 1,300 located in central Iowa.

The High Trestle Trail begins here and boasts 25 miles of paved surface running through five towns and four counties in the heart of Iowa.

The trail includes an iconic, 1/2-mile, 13-story high bridge across the Des Moines River valley, one of the largest trail bridges in the world.

The Iowa Arboretum & Gardens is just a quick drive away offering more trails, scenic overlooks and other amazing natural features.

Woodward is about 30 minutes away Ames, home of Iowa State University.

Des Moines, Iowa’s capitol city, is also about the same distance away and home to Casey’s Center (host site of NCAA Basketball and premier concerts) and Lauridsen Skatepark, the nation’s largest skatepark.

Additionally, Des Moines hosts one of the nation’s finest State Fairs and is home to professional sports teams the Iowa Cubs, Iowa Wolves, Iowa Barnstormers and Iowa Wild.

Check out these 10 Reasons to Move to Iowa.

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the HHS system to apply.

Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.

The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's or master's degree in a professional discipline related to provision of human care and treatment, a human service field, a field of study related to basic human care needs, human behavior, human skill development, humans and their cultural behavior, the human condition, or any other study related to basic human care needs and experience equal to one year of full time work with persons with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities;licensure as a doctor of medicine or osteopathy or as a registered nurse and experience equal to one year of full-time work with persons with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities.

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Additional Information

Licensure or temporary licensure by the State of Iowa is required where applicable under state law (occupational therapy, physical therapy, audiology, speech pathology, doctor of medicine or osteopathy and registered nurse).Among the acceptable degrees: occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, sociology, education, rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, speech, communication, gerontology, counseling, human development, recreation, special education, anthropology, literature, art, dance, and music.

Experience is applicable to work before or after the required degree.At the time of interview, applicants referred to Glenwood and Woodward State Hospital-Schools will be assessed to determine if they meet federal employment requirements as published in the Federal Register, Section 20 CFR 483.430.Designated positions in this job class require applicants to obtain the required Commercial Drivers License and endorsements within a period of time as determined by the appointing authority at the time of hire.