Pee Dee Regional Center Facility Administrator

Job Responsibilities About Pee Dee Regional Center Pee Dee Regional Center is a residential facility of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs located in Florence, SC serving residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Job Responsibilities Under the limited supervision of the Director of Facility Operations, this senior leadership position is responsible for program management, fiscal management, and oversight of a state operated ICF-IID and supervision of facility administrative personnel. Provide guidance and supervision to subordinate Regional Center directors and personnel with responsibilities impacting facility operations. Ensure acumen of CMS State Operations Manual provisions, federal and state rules and regulations pertaining to ICFs-IID, and community based service options to promote community integration and inclusion. Proactively engage your employees to build relationships that create trust, open dialogue, and full transparency. Establish roles, responsibilities and expectations. Motivate every employee to take action and connect their duties in a compelling manner with DDSN's mission. Engage employees to drive outcomes and overcome adversity, obstacles, and resistance. Create a culture of clear accountability. Make decisions that are based on productivity. Develop a deep personal responsibility for all subordinate activity in your area of responsibility and instill this same mindset with subordinates. Develop key performance indicators (KPI) to establish quality and risk management benchmarks. KPI should incorporate human resources, survey data and trends, and capital permanent improvement projects (CPIP), and analyses of fiscal reports. Facilitate organizational and operational uniformity among all Regional Centers as required/needed. Proactively identify specific improvement projects, develop guidance/parameters, specific milestones, final completion time, fix accountability for results, and effectively brief higher level managers periodically on status. Ensure state operated ICFs-IID comply with federal and state labor laws and Dept. of Labor (DOL) regulations. Conduct frequent walking visits (at least bi-weekly) of resident living areas, workshops and, day service areas lo identify needs and assure delivery of appropriate support and services. Conduct unannounced after-hours visits of facility (bi-monthly) to assure ICF-IID licensing and certification standards are provided as appropriate with identified needs tracked to completion/correction. Assure sufficient unannounced visits by key management staff to support appropriate feedback and identify/correct negative trends. Explore/establish capacity to provide recurring institutional respite space and emergency stabilization as appropriate. The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes: 15 days annual (vacation) leave accrual per year 15 days sick leave per year 13 paid holidays Paid Parental Leave Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs Minimum and Additional Requirements A bachelor's degree and relevant program management experience. Preferred Qualifications Three (3) years of experience working with people who have disabilities. One (1) year of experience in supervision/administration. Additional Comments About Our Agency: The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) is the state agency that plans, develops, coordinates, and funds services for South Carolinians with the severe, lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability and related disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and similar disability. EEO Statement: DDSN provides affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability. Employment Contingency: Employment is contingent upon our receipt of the following required pre-employment screenings: medical screening - to include a drug screening; State and Federal background criminal record checks (to include FBI fingerprinting), SC Dept. of Social Services' Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry screening, and CMS "List of Excluded Individuals/Entities" screening; SC Dept. of Motor Vehicles Driving Record check; and a review of transcripts verifying educational credentials. We reserve the right to rescind this offer in the event minimum requirements are not met to include positions that require certifications and/or licensure, your application is incomplete or inaccurate, or our review of your background uncovers information, including opinions of previous employers and references, which cause us to conclude, at our sole discretion, that you are not suited for the position. Immunization: If this position requires the applicant to work directly with DDSN consumers, a (2) step PPD testing or QuantiFERON TB Gold testing must be completed prior to beginning employment. All new employees who are healthcare providers are required to provide documentation of immunity or be immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, Varicella and Hepatitis B prior to beginning employment. State Disaster Plan: In accordance with the State's Disaster Plan, which includes hazardous weather, DDSN employees may be required to work in times of an emergency or disaster. Employee Referral: The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs supports a Referral Incentive Reward and a Retention Bonus program. You may contact Human Resource for further information. Supplemental Questions: Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the State application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume may not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.