Requisition No: 801950

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPS HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 67965500

Position Number: 67965500

Salary: $25.00 Hourly

Posting Closing Date: 05/23/2023

AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

POSITION: OPS Human Services Program Specialist - Other Personal Services (OPS)

WORKING TITLE: CMS Compliance Specialist

POSITION’S LOCATION: Central– Orlando FL

POSITION NUMBER: 67965500

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

This position is included in the APD Hiring Day Event on May 23, 2023. This event will be located at the 400 W. Robinson Street, Suite S430 Orlando, Florida 32801and will be held from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

If you would like to be considered for an interview the day of the event, please apply and answer the qualifying questions. Please ensure that your resume is attached and your candidate profile is up to date.

Applicants who are unable to attend the scheduled hiring event may be considered for open positions with the Agency for which they qualify.

The Agency for Persons with Disabilities works in partnership with local communities to support people with developmental disabilities in living, learning, and working in their communities. APD provides critical services and supports for customers with developmental disabilities to reach their full potential. The Agency serves people with spina bifida, autism, Down syndrome, children ages 3-5 at high risk of developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, Prader-Willi syndrome, Phelan-McDermid syndrome, and intellectual disabilities. There is no charge or co-payment for services provided through the Agency. www.apdcares.org

SALARY RANGE

$25.00 Hourly

POSITION DETAILS

This advertisement is for an Other Personal Services (OPS) position located in APD’s Central Region In Orlando, FL.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Employees of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities are required to demonstrate total commitment to outstanding customer service. This includes, but is not limited to, always acting in a responsive, professional, courteous manner with the employees, customers, and public we serve at all times.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

The primary function of this position is to conduct on-site surveys of APD licensed residential and non-residential settings (ADT programs) to ensure compliance to the Centered for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements. The duties to be performed consist of, but not limited to:

Participate in all training and technical assistance conference calls from State Office.

Conduct onsite monitoring of APD licensed residential facilities and non-residential settings (i.e., Adult Day Training programs) located within the regions. Reviews and determines provider compliance to the community setting requirements specified by the CMS.

Reviews to be conducted will require flexibility in scheduling for evenings and weekends for residential settings to be assessed when individuals are home from their day programs.

Length of time per survey will vary based upon the number of facility settings to be assessed in one location and the number of individuals served.

Conduct monitoring based upon established survey protocol.

Conduct interviews of individuals served within residential and non-residential settings (i.e., Adult Day Training programs) settings to verify person centered plans are in place that ensure rights, dignity, choice, and community integration are in place.

Complete written survey reports to summarize the findings of providers’ compliance to the CMS Rule requirements, including the identification of deficiencies to be remediated.

Coordinate with providers the completion of plans of remediation / correction and provide technical assistance for providers to come into compliance to the CMS rule.

Conduct follow-up surveys to ensure providers complete their plans of remediation within established time frames.

Conduct heightened scrutiny reviews of settings that appears to meet the definition of presumptive institutional and report findings to APD executive management.

Coordinate meetings with APD executive management at State Office to determine actions to be taken (i.e., termination or Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) exception request).

Participate with APD and AHCA executive management in the reviews of public comments on settings identified as presumptive institutions and to provide recommendations as deemed appropriate on issues presented.

When applicable, facilitate and monitor with regions the termination of provider settings that do not comply with the CMS Rule.

Ensures APD Regional Offices, in collaboration with the individuals’ Waiver Support Coordinators, assist affected individuals to locate alternative providers.

Provides State Office status reports of settings to be terminated and of individuals’ transition to alternative providers.

Conduct annual validation surveys of ADT providers to ensure they continue to meet the CMS Rule requirements.

Conduct survey reviews of new residential and ADT providers identified by the regions that require heightened scrutiny to ensure they are complying to the CMS Rule before rendering services through the HCBS Waiver.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to: Analyze the effectiveness of service programs and identify resources or adjustments needed to meet needs. Ability to plan, organize, coordinate work assignments and to communicate effectively with staff and others. Ability to travel.
• Knowledge of: Microsoft Office software experience

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Valid driver's license or other efficient means of transportation to travel for work purposes

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PROFILE COMPLETION

Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year, to qualify for this position.

Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile, and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information, but these will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

RETIREE NOTICE

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program. Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.
Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens, and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify). E-verify is a program that electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If assistance is needed to apply for this position, please call the people first service center at 1-877-562-7287.

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.