About the position
Health Care Coordinators perform professional work related to Medicaid program operations and auditing providers to ensure compliance with program policies and regulations. Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation. The Aging and Disability Services Division is currently recruiting for a full-time Health Care Coordinator 1 in Las Vegas, 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: Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and Facility Outreach and Community Integration Services/Money Follows the Person (FOCIS/MFP). Positions assigned to the HCBS 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 HCBS 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 provides an atmosphere of innovative thinking, teamwork, friendly co-workers, a positive working environment and is committed to fostering an environment of both inclusiveness and diversity within our workforce. 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.
Responsibilities
- Perform professional work related to Medicaid program operations and auditing providers.
- Ensure compliance with program policies and regulations.
- Provide case management and essential services to recipients of HCBS programs.
- Facilitate community integration and avoid institutionalization.
- Conduct assessments and eligibility determinations.
- Develop, implement, and oversee the plan of care.
- Perform home visits and documentation utilizing a web-based case management software system.
- Connect and facilitate community resources for recipients in the FOCIS program.
