Sibley Nursing is currently experiencing tremendous growth and we have a great opportunity for a dynamic individual to serve as a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Service Coordinator working with our TBI participants. Sibley Nursing offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.
Responsibilities
The Service Coordinator assists the prospective participant to become a waiver participant and coordinates and monitors the provision of all services in the Service Plan. Services may include Medicaid State Plan services, non-Medicaid federal, state and locally funded services, as well as educational, vocational, social and medical services. The goal is to increase the participant’s independence, productivity and integration into the community while maintaining the health and welfare of the individual.
The participant is the primary decision-maker in the development of goals, and selection of supports and individual service providers. The Service Coordinator is responsible for assuring that the Service Plan is implemented appropriately and supporting the participant to become an effective self-advocate and problem solver. Together they work to develop and implement the Service Plan, which reflects the participant’s goals.
The Service Coordinator assists the participant in the development, implementation and monitoring of all services in the Service Plan. Additionally, the Service Coordinator must initiate and oversee the assessment and reassessment of the participant’s level of care and on-going review of the Service Plan.
A Service Coordinator must be knowledgeable about all waiver services, Medicaid State Plan Services, and non-Medicaid services. The Service Coordinator’s ability to make use of informal supports is essential, and offers the Service Coordinator and other providers the greatest opportunity for creativity.