315 IDD PASRR Habilitation Coordinator

General Description

Under the direction of the Director of IDD Authority Services, the Habilitation Coordinator has the necessary authority to provide services to eligible individuals to provide assistance for an individual residing in a Nursing Facility to access appropriate specialized services necessary to achieve a quality of life and level of community participation acceptable to the individual and Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) on the individual’s behalf. The Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Habilitation Coordinator monitors Nursing Facility and Local Authority Specialized Services within a Nursing Facility setting. The IDD Authority Trainer and IDD Authority Team Lead assist Director in supervision and support for this position.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

The Habilitation Coordinator (HC) meets face-to-face with an individual monthly, or more frequently if needed in the Nursing Facility to monitor progress/lack of progress on identified outcome goals, service delivery, and service satisfaction on the Habilitation Service Plan (HSP). The HC meets and facilitates a Service Planning Team (SPT)  Meeting initially, quarterly, and annually to review assessments and individual’s need for specialized services, develops the HSP, reviews and monitors risk factors, makes timely referrals, service changes, and preferences to monitor if the individual is provided opportunities for engaging in integrated activities with residents of the Nursing Facility who do not have an Intellectual or Developmental Disability and in community settings with people who do not have a disabilitity. Annual Interdisiplinary Team Meetings (IDTs) are completed initially and on an annual basis. Discovery is completed with the individual and LAR on an ongoing basis. A Habilitation Assessment and Individual Profile are completed by the HC initially, as needs change, and annually therefater. Community Living Options (CLO) reviews are completed initially and every 6 months with the individual or LAR. The HC coordinates transitioning planning with the assigned Enhanced Community Coordinator (ECC) and Continuity of Care Coordinator (COCC) for an individual transitioning from the Nursing Facility to a community setting. The HC will utilize the Texas Medicaid Health Care Partnership (TMHP) program to enter and confirm assessments and PASRR Comprehensive Service Plan (PCSP). The HC will be a back-up to the PASRR Intake Coordinator Evaluator in monitoring alerts in TMHP and completing PASRR Evaluations (PEs) if needed.

If the Habilitation Coordinator qualifies to provide Enhanced Community Coordination services, this position will complete both duties to assist the individual to transition to the appropriate desired community setting by either diverting from that setting or transitioning from that facility. ECC services will be provided for up to one year post transition or diversion for an enhanced service delivery system for pre and post move monitoring

Education, Training, and Experience

Must have a bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a social, behavioral, or human service field including, but not limited to, psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, human development, or educational psychology. Must have at least 1 year of experience working directly with persons with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities to be a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP). Must have at least two years’ experience providing Service Coordination to complete Enhanced Community Coordination (ECC) duties.

Must have current driver’s license and be insurable under Center insurance.  Position may require use of personal vehicle in performance of job-related duties and proof of PIP insurance.  Must pass all Center mandated trainings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrate interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to write progress notes according to standard, assessments, memos, letters, various complex reports and other documents with acceptable spelling and grammar. 
• Ability to relate verbal instructions, communicate in a courteous and effective fashion with co-workers, consumers and families, agencies and the public.
• Display a customer service orientation; at all times treating customers as equals and partners
• Extensive knowledge of Intellectual Disabilities service delivery system. 
• Demonstrate good documentation and organizational skills.
• Must demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines. 
• Must possess knowledge of LIDDA principles.
• Skilled in the use of personal and network computers, word processing, database, spreadsheet and office management software (Microsoft Office), familiarity with CARE, TMHP, CSIL, SASO a plus.

Salary : $17 - $18