Job Information
Valley Area Agency on Aging Supports Coordinator in Flint, Michigan
Primary Function:
The role of the Supports Coordinator is to inform, assist, and coordinate a variety of home and other community-based services needed by elderly and other adults to live independently in the community as they choose.
Performance Responsibilities -- Essential Functions (Other duties may be assigned)
- Performs comprehensive evaluation including assessment of the individual's unique preferences, physical, social, and emotional functioning, medication, physical environment, natural supports, and financial status. Assessments are conducted in-person at the individual's residents or other locations determined by the agency or grantor.
- Verifies clients' initial eligibility and continuous eligibility for VAAA programs.
- Develops comprehensive client care plans, utilizing both formal and informal support services to meet the individual's identified needs emphasizing the person-centered approach to establishing a care plan that documents the issues, concerns, conditions and specific supports and interventions needed.
- Provides support to program participants and their allies to facilitate life adjustments and reinforce the participant's circle of support.
- Provides coordination of services by various internal and external disciplines and providers to address participant's needs. This includes physicians, home care agencies, hospice, hospitals, community mental health services, etc.
- Provides assistance with accessing Medicare, Medicaid and other third party benefits and services.
- Arranges needed services; monitors provider delivery of services; documents care plan outcomes via telephone or via home visits and follows-up on client health status and service delivery based on Agency policy/protocol, client choice, physical, social, and mental health needs of the client in a cost efficient and effective manner.
- Conducts client reassessments including Medicaid re-determinations and other required paperwork based on agency and grantor's protocol and policy.
- Ensures that all necessary paperwork including reports and other required documentation according to agency and regulatory policies and procedures, are completed and submitted in a timely manner.
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``` 10. Promotes and builds good working relationships with staff of VAAA. Embraces mission. Works with team; assists whenever and wherever needed/required.
* Qualifications*
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- CCS Program- Bachelor's degree in a Human Service field with a minimum of two (2) years' experience in client assessment and/or case management, long-term care, home care, or hospice home care experience.
- CM Program- Bachelor's degree in a Human Service field with a minimum of two (2) years' experience in client assessment and/or case management, long-term care, home care, or hospice home care experience.
- NFT Program- Bachelor's degree in a Health or Human Service field or Community Health Worker Certification with a minimum of three (3) years' experience in the provision of health or social services.
Preferred Qualifications
- A Social Worker or Registered Nurse with a current license to practice in the State of Michigan.
- Minimum of two (2) years' experience in client assessment and/or case management, long-term care, home care, or hospice home care experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend complex instruct