Job TitleDisability Program Specialist II/SCLRequisition NumberRE51396Working TitleTechnical Assistance Quality AdministratorDepartment Name40526:Interdisciplinary Human DeveloWork LocationLouisville, KYGrade Level45Salary Range$47,278-78,000/yearType of PositionStaffPosition Time Status Full-TimeRequired Education
MA
Click here for more information about equivalencies:https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalenciesRequired Related Experience
5 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification
None.
Physical Requirements
While there are physical, psychosocial and cognitive requirements of the position, the job duties can be accommodated for essential functions being completed in a variety of ways.
Shift
40 hrs week; typically Monday-Friday; w/occasional weekends.
Job Summary
The Human Development Institute (HDI) at the University of Kentucky is Kentucky’s Center on Disability.
HDI is seeking to fill a Disability Program Specialist II/SCL position. This position is through a contract within Kentucky DBHDID Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DDID) and will work with the Supports for Community Living (SCL) waiver program.
For further information regarding the SCL waiver program, please visit: https://dbhdid.ky.gov/ddid/scl.
This Disability Program Specialist II/SCL position will work as a Technical Assistant Quality Administrator (TAQA). The position responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Provide on-site technical assistance to Supports for Community Living (SCL) agencies to improve the quality of services provided to waiver participants
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned providers
- Assist with certification reviews and utilization/billing reviews when needed
- Monitor Plan of Correction implementation
- Conduct follow-up for complaints
- Complete investigations as assigned
- Work collaboratively within a team structure
- Complete required documentation
Travel throughout Louisville, KY and surrounding counties is required.
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Skills / Knowledge / AbilitiesDoes this position have supervisory responsibilities? NoPreferred Education/Experience
Driver’s license preferred.
Deadline to Apply09/04/2025Our University Community
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