CCP Supervisor

• Documenting participant’s contacts and activities related to the services in the participant’s file
• Preparing or reviewing reports and service calendars
• Monitoring receipt procedures in the conduct of essential shopping and errands as stated in the Plan of Care
• Providing input to the case manager on the services that are needed for each client as a result of conferences with the homecare aide or in-home visits
• Planning, preparing and documenting contact and quarterly conferences with each assigned homecare aide
• Evaluating each assigned in home aide annually
• Coordinating the in home aide’s activities with other components of the Plan of Care as required
• Conducting and documenting semi-annual in-home supervisory visits to a client’s home for each assigned in home aide
• Conducting home visits, as necessary, to provide hands-on training and assistance; and Initiating and/or participating in participant staffing discussions with the case manager, as necessary.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or general education diploma
• Combination of skills and experience indicating that the applicant has the ability to perform the supervisory activities
• Certification of completion of Department sponsored Community Care Program training

Training

• Within 90 calendar days from the date of hire by the agency the supervisor will complete Department sponsored CCP training on policy and procedures, billings, evaluations, homecare aide and client files.
• Within each calendar year, each supervisor shall complete 26 hours of documented in- service training on aging related subjects, including documented participation in in-house staff training and/or local, State, regional or national conferences.
• In-service supervisor training shall include at least 16 hours of training selected from among the following topics:
• Promoting client dignity, independence, self-determination, privacy, choice and rights.
• Client-centered care planning.
• Special characteristics of the elderly population; physical, emotional and
• developmental needs of the client.
• Recognizing client abuse, neglect and/or exploitation; abuse and neglect prevention
• and reporting requirements:
• Communication skills.
• Universal precautions, blood-borne pathogens and infection control.
• Fire and life safety, including emergency procedures to be implemented under the
• agency’s all hazards disaster operations plan.
• Dealing with adverse behaviors, e.g., mental illness, depression and aggression.
• Family dynamics.
• Diseases of the elderly; understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
• Body mechanics and normal range of motion, transfer techniques and positioning.
• Chronic illness, death and dying
• Medicaid fraud and abuse.
• Appropriate and safe techniques in performing and assisting with personal care.
• First aid and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
• Understanding advance directives.
• Respiratory services.
• Use of seclusion and restraint.