INCIDENT MANAGEMENT LIAISON - 67016759 Date: Sep 3, 2024 The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify Website (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/workforceoperations/humanresourcemanagement/forjobapplicants/everify) .Requisition No: 836743 Agency: Agency for Persons with DisabilitiesWorking Title: INCIDENT MANAGEMENT LIAISON - 67016759Pay Plan: Career ServicePosition Number: 67016759 Salary: $37,264.07 - $39,796.64 Annually Posting Closing Date: 09/17/2024 Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/) AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES POSITION: Human Services Program Specialist - Career Service Working Title: Incident Management Liaison POSITION’S LOCATION: Southeast – Fort Lauderdale, FL POSITION NUMBER: 67016759 OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to an APD office within the regional area it serves. 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.
Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com ).
Tuition waiver.
And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com .
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
37,264.07 - $37,796.64 Annually $1,433.23 - $1,453.72 Bi-weekly
POSITION DETAILS
This is a professional Career Service position responsible for serving as the Incident Management Liaison. This position performs a variety of activities related to receiving, reviewing, and entering Incident Reports into the Incident Management System (IMS), receiving Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation (ANE) reports and findings from DCF investigations, communicating, and collaborating with the APD regional and state teams, as well as providers and Waiver Support Coordinators while upholding HIPPA requirements.
Essential Functions of the position are:
Reviews incident reports submitted by providers and entered into the Agency’s Incident Management System (IMS) and forwards critical incident reports to management staff and State Office based upon APD’s Incident Reporting Operating Procedure.
Follows up with providers as needed to obtain missing incident report information and ensures providers submit a follow up incident report within required timeframes as reflected in the Agency’s Operating Procedure.
Ensures that wellness visits are conducted within required timeframes for allegations of abuse, neglect or exploitation and that the incident report is closed within required timeframes.
Reviews monthly DCF data download of abuse, neglect and exploitation investigations and ensures all wellness visits have been conducted for allegations not previously reported.
Ensures that verified findings of ANE are reflected as critical incidents in IMS and are reported per guidelines and reviews monthly data download involving ER/ hospitalizations and ensures associated incident reports have been submitted.
Complete other related duties as assigned.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
High school diploma or its equivalent.
Experience using Microsoft Excel
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
Microsoft Office Suite Programs (e.g., Excel, Word, SharePoint, Teams)
and ability to learn other Agency implemented software to include the Incident Management System (IMS).
Ability to:
Track and meet reporting deadlines.
Demonstrate Skills in:
Attention to detail.
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.VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere (http://www.dms.myflorida.com/content/download/97612/566545) . All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. Location: FT LAUDERDALE, FL, US, 33309 Nearest Major Market:Fort LauderdaleNearest Secondary Market:Miami