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Quality Assurance Director

Area Residential Care

1 Positions

ID: QAD-ARC2024

Posted On 03/07/2024

Job Overview

Ready for the next step in your career? Due to the retirement of a longtime employee, Area Residential Care is seeking experienced candidates for its Quality Assurance Director role. If you are a champion for continuous improvement and service is your passion, this could be the opportunity you're looking for!

​The QA Director is responsible for maintaining an agency-wide quality assurance system to ensure programs and services meet regulatory requirements, and that agency policies and procedures are held to the same standards. Responsibilities include:

  • Quality Assurance Programming;
  • Consumer Data Management;
  • Admissions and Discharge Programming; and
  • Serves as Compliance Officer.

The position reports to the Executive Director of the agency and is an integral part of the Executive Team.

To Apply:

For consideration, send a current resume and 3-5 professional references to:

Catherine Kutka, Human Resources Director
ckutka@arearesidentialcare.org

​Salary Range: $49,924.51 - $61,018.43 per year based on experience and education.

Benefits:

  • Retirement savings plan with employer match
  • Dental, vision & health insurance
  • Employer provided life insurance
  • Employer provided disability leave
  • Paid time off
  • Free employee assistance program (support for wellness, financial, legal, caregiving, substance abuse, professional development, and more)
  • Employee referral program

Qualifications:

Qualified applicants will have:

  • B.A./B.S. degree in human services or education-related field.
  • Minimum of three years of relevant experience.
  • Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • High level of proficiency with Microsoft 365 (MS Office).
  • Valid driver's license and insurance required.

Highly qualified applicants will have:

  • MA degree in human services, education-related field, or quality assurance/improvement/management with one year of relevant experience.
  • Experience in the field of intellectual/development disabilities.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the interdisciplinary team process is highly desirable.
  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality.

The selected candidate is required to successfully pass a background check and complete a pre-employment physical and drug screen as a condition of employment.

Why Area Residential Care? We are a private non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to live, work, and participate in a supportive and accessible community. Join a team of employees that are passionate about the work we do and the individuals we support! 

Area Residential Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Primary Contact

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Catherine Kutka

HR Director, Human Resources

563-590-3137

Phone

563-557-4740

Phone

Phone

563-556-7565

Fax

ckutka@arearesidentialcare.org

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Job Details

Categories

Environmental/Quality Assurance/Safety
Health Care
Human and Social Services
Management/Executive

Location

Dubuque, IA

Shift

First Shift
Flexible

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Pay/Salary

$49,924.51 - $61,018.43

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
PTO (Paid Time Off)


Qualifications

Education

Bachelors

Experience

1-2 Years

Company ID

901

Job REQ #

QAD-ARC2024

# Positions

1

Start Date

20240307

End Date

20240407

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About the Company

Who We Are

Area Residential Care is a private, non-profit, 501(c) 3 organization, created in 1968 by a group of parents and other interested parties. Its mission is to empower people with intellectual disabilities to achieve their highest quality of life. From its inception, Area Residential Care’s purpose has been to provide community-based services for persons with intellectual disabilities. The organization has grown over the past 40 years to serve an average of 250-275 people with disabilities annually; providing residential, vocational, and day services in Dubuque and Dyersville communities.

Through a variety of community-based residential and vocational programs, Area Residential Care helps people with disabilities become active, participating members of the community. Giving people with disabilities choices about where and how they live, work and socialize with their non-disabled peers is the essence of Area Residential Care’s purpose.

Vision

It is the vision of Area Residential Care that every individual has the opportunity to live, work, and participate in a supportive and accessible community.

Mission

It is the mission of Area Residential Care to empower people with intellectual disabilities to achieve their highest quality of life.

Values

Area Residential Care is committed to the following values that support our vision and mission statement.

  • Every person has rights and the responsibilities associated with them.
  • Every person is to be treated with dignity and respect.
  • Every person has unique needs and preferences that influence the choices he or she makes about his or her life and services.
  • Every person is to be provided the opportunity to live, work and participate in recreational activities in the community as the natural environment.
  • Every person is to be provided with encouragement, opportunity and supports to live life to the fullest.
  • Every person is to be given the opportunity to provide direct feedback on his or her satisfaction with services, and given a prompt response to concerns.