NHTD/TBI Service Coordinator

Unicare Home Care; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Unicare Home Care in New York seeks an NHTD/TBI Coordinator to assist applicants and participants in obtaining and coordinating essential services to stay at home. The coordinator serves as the primary contact for Waiver participants and conducts ongoing assessments to determine needed services.

Responsibilities include developing individualized service plans, advocating for participants, coordinating waiver services, maintaining records, and conducting monthly meetings to review progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with two years of related experience in service coordination for individuals with disabilities or seniors.
• Knowledge of waiver services and informal supports within participants' communities.

Responsabilités

• Develop participants' service plans including ISPs and Plans of Protective Oversight.
• Advocate for participants and assist in locating housing in the community.
• Provide Waiver Contact List and keep it up to date.
• Assist in implementing the plan and review its effectiveness.
• Coordinate and schedule waiver and non-waiver services.
• Maintain open communication with RRDS and waiver participants.
• Ensure timely implementation of approved service plans.
• Conduct monthly face-to-face meetings to monitor health and welfare needs.
• Schedule team meetings and provide written summaries to providers.
• Maintain case records and documentation.
• Maintain a tracking system for compliance.
• Follow safety procedures and report hazards to supervision.
• Comply with all company policies and duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Advocacy

Coordination

Scheduling

Documentation

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Description du poste

The NHTD/TBI Coordinator will assist the applicants and participants in obtaining and coordinating the services that are necessary to remain in or return to their home. The NHTD/ TBI Coordinator will serve as the primary contact for the participant in the Waiver Program and will provide ongoing assessment and reevaluation of the participant's health and welfare, and a determination of what services are needed to maintain this individual within their home.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Development of Participant's service plan. This shall include, but not be limited to, completion of Individualized Service Plans and Plans of Protective Oversight (PP0); meeting with participants in order to gain an in-depth understanding of their goals; and meeting with significant individuals, as well as agencies, providing services in order to establish a comprehensive understanding of the participant's need for services

• Act as the participant's advocate, provide unbiased assistance to the participant with the selection of providers, and where appropriate, assist the participant in locating a place to live in the community

• Provide each participant a Waiver Contact List, as well as provide a review of this Contact List to assure it is correct, up-to-date and redistributed on an as-needed basis

• Provide assistance to waiver participants in terms of implementing the plan, as well as reviewing its effectiveness

• Coordination and scheduling of waiver and non-waiver services

• Maintain consistent and open communication with the RRDS and waiver participants

• Assure timely implementation of the approved service plan

• Conduct face-to-face meetings with the waiver participant at least monthly to monitor health and welfare needs as he/she adjusts to the waiver program

• Schedule team meetings 6 weeks prior to the end of the most recently approved Service Plan period and/or on an as needed basis and provide written summaries of the Team Meetings to all waiver providers

• Maintain case records consistent with all contacts and necessary documentation

• Maintain a tracking system that monitors all areas of compliance

• Practices proper safety procedures and take precautions at all times in order to ensure their safety, as well as the safety of their coworkers

• Reports all safety hazards or concerns to their Supervisor in a timely fashion

• Comply with all company policies and procedures

• Accepts any other responsibilities that management deems appropriate to the position

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree with two years of related experience regarding service coordination and information, linkages and referrals regarding community-based services for individuals with disabilities and/ or seniors

• Knowledge of waiver services, as well as current knowledge of informal supports within the participants' communities

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00- $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

• No weekends

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• NHTD/TBI: 1 year (Preferred)