JOB The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is currently recruiting for a Health Care Coordinator 1 in Reno, Nevada. This recruitment will be used to underfill positions within the Health Care Coordinator series. Advancement to the next level may occur after meeting the minimum qualifications, satisfactory performance, and with endorsement of the appointing authority. This recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur in the following programs: Office of Community Living (OCL) and Facility Outreach and Community Integration Services/Money Follows the Person (FOCIS/MFP). Positions assigned to the OCL Program ensure a coordinated support system to meet the needs of at-risk elderly and persons with a disability by providing case management and essential services to recipients of OCL programs statewide to facilitate community integration and avoid institutionalization. Responsibilities include case management, assessment, eligibility determination, development, implementation, and oversight of the plan of care, home visits and documentation utilizing a web-based case management software system. Positions assigned to the Facility Outreach and Community Integration Services (FOCIS) ensure a coordinated support system to meet the needs of at-risk Nevadans by connecting and facilitating community resources for recipients to avoid institutionalization. Responsibilities include care coordination, assessments, home/facility visits, and documentation utilizing an electronic system of record keeping. ADSD fosters a positive, inclusive, and diverse work environment that values innovation, teamwork, and collaboration. The mission of ADSD is to empower individuals and their support systems by providing resources for disabilities and aging - connecting Nevadans to services and improving their quality of life.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Licensure as a Social Worker or professional licensure or certification in a medical specialty applicable to the assignment. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION General knowledge of: theories, principles, practices, and methods of social work, nursing, or a health care field applicable to program assignment; dynamics of human behavior including interpersonal relationships and social interactions; client rights and confidentiality of information; case management practices; physical, psychological and social characteristics associated with human development.
Ability to: recognize basic medical and social needs; effectively interact with people of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds; communicate effectively both orally and in writing to obtain information, explain policies and procedures and persuade others to seek or accept needed services; analyze information, problems, and situations and reach logical conclusions; compose concise, logical, and grammatically correct correspondence, case narratives and reports; read and understand technical materials; assemble, analyze and report data; organize and prioritize work; work independently and as part of a team; operate a computer sufficient to enter, store and retrieve data.
Recruiter Contact Information: Ana Maria Ornellas - [email protected]
