Health Services Coordinator

The mission of our Residential Services Department is to provide housing and living services to the disadvantaged and developmentally disabled. Our Residential Homes or Intermediate Care Facilities can house up to 15 individuals and CILA's or Community Integrated Living Facilities can house between 6-8 residents. Both options offer safe, small group environments where residents can learn the necessary life skills such as money management and personal care under the guidance of trained 24-hour staff.

Program and Roles Summary: Under the direction of the Health Services Supervisor; the Health and Services Coordinator assumes primary responsibility for the medical appointments for ECSS Residential individuals.

Benefits Summary:

Paid vacation/sick time, retirement options, as well as health, vision and dental benefits

Supportive and fun culture

High levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Essential Functioning:

• Ensure delivery and/or coordination of all Residential services are in compliance with DHS Rules 115 & 116, CILA & ICF, agency mission, agency policy & procedure, program guidelines, and best practice.
• Completes documentation as required by DHS rules and regulations and ADA S. McKinley policies and procedures.
• Schedule, accompany/drive participants to medical appointments for all Ada residential programs approximately 3-4 days a week as directed.
• Assists with scheduling and transportation for medical/dental appointments ensuring follow through with recommendations and reporting effects and side effects of medications.
• Proper documentation of all medical visits in Envolv.
• Collects and reviews medical information needed for the completion of monthly.
  reports.
• Comply with all audit systems in place, including reviewing and tracking of laboratory reports.
• Maintains annual American Heart Association certification in First Aid and CPR.

Education and Experience: Please be as concise as possible, outlining the minimum qualifications for the role.

• Associate degree e (A.A.)
• Minimum of two years of supervisory experience and cumulative experience with increasing responsibility within a human services or social services working with individuals with development disabilities.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (K/S/A):

• This position requires the individual demonstrate the experiences, beliefs, attitude and awareness that indicate cultural sensitivity to the client population served.
• This position requires the individual possess the ability to partner with clients individually and/or in family to help them mobilize resources and build resilience.
• This position requires the individual possess the ability to coordinate effectively with other team members, other Agency resources and outside services in addressing client needs.
• This position requires the individual possess an understanding of evidence-informed practices, engagement strategies, boundary setting, concurrent documentation, working in a community setting, organizing, motivational interviewing, and family systems.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is subject to sitting, walking, and standing for prolonged periods; frequently pushes, pulls, grasps, feels, and occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. The employee frequently is required to use manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination when working with persons served and handling office, medical, or household equipment. The employee is subject to assist and lift up to 50 pounds with varying amounts of assistance on a recurring basis. The employee is required to have corrected vision and hearing within normal range and the ability to operate a motor vehicle. Must have the ability to perform CPR and CPI. Occupational exposure to blood, body fluids, and infectious substances, including communicable diseases, when performing personal care (Category III). Occasional exposure to cleaning agents and disinfectants.

Environmental Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Disclaimer: The intent of this job description is to provide a representative level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.