Oakland Community Health Network·Pontiac, Michigan
The coordinator screens individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to determine eligibility for OCHN services and ABA requests. They coordinate intake appointments, link families to community resources, and manage waitlist policies to reduce service delays.
The Autism Services Coordinator screens to determine appropriate level of care and eligibility for Oakland Community Health Network services primarily for persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and will complete the screening process for any ABA service requests. May also be assigned children with emotional disturbances and/or adults with mental illness. This position is both office and community-based and will require the ability to travel in the Oakland County area as needed. Flexibility in scheduling is also required.
Essential Functions
Welcome all individuals in need with excellent customer service skills, empathy, and support.
Ensure adequate, accurate and timely eligibility screenings.
Assists in determination of eligibility for Medicaid specialty services and supports, based upon screening and coordination with OCHN Access Team and OCHN Clinical Diagnosticians.
Be able to complete all documentation accurately and completely within the appropriate time frames.
Set intake appointments with Core Provider Agencies and other community agencies.
Understand and adhere to established Quality Improvement Indicators and Due Process timelines.
Understand OCHN provider network and be able to inform appropriate and available choice of agency and services to those who are deemed eligible for OCHN-funded services.
Have a knowledge of multiple community resources and communicate these resources to individuals who are in need and/or do not meet criteria for OCCMHA services.
Be able to link individuals/families to and coordinate with mental health crisis services when appropriate.
Provide screening for individuals requesting ABA, coordinate ADOS appointments and link to chosen provider as needed.
Advocates for youth and families to reduce wait times to start of support and services.
Collect all necessary documentation and data for OCHN.
Understand ABA and Core Provider wait list policies and procedures and be able to appropriately place individuals on the waitlist when necessary.
Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements and Qualifications
• Master’s degree in relevant discipline required
• Minimum of 3 three (3) years relevant experience providing services to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or serious emotional disturbance.
• Experience with the OCHN network.
Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization; demonstrating loyalty to the organization and its mission and values; maintaining social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. (Integrity/Building Trust)
Making customers and their needs a primary focus of one’s actions; developing and sustaining productive customer relationships, recognizing that the ultimate customer is the person served. (Customer Focus)
Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application. (Continuous Learning)
Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence in addition to consciously adopting organizational standards of excellence. (Work Standards)
Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. (Communication)
Must have available means of transportation to and from OCHN and for required offsite meetings or site visits.
Must be available for meetings and events which may occur outside of standard office hours.
Work performed primarily in an office environment.
Hybrid (onsite/remote) work schedule available.
The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
OCHN is committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive and equitable culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces and encourages our employees' differences. This includes (but is not limited to) ability, age, color, family type, gender expression and identity, individual expression, medical conditions, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and all other diverse and wonderful characteristics.
Market context
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