Care Coordinator 5

AIDS Healthcare Foundation - Wilton Manors, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Wilton Manors, FL

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Care Coordinator position at AIDS Healthcare Foundation is responsible for assessing and coordinating medical and support services for community clients, aiming to prepare them for the highest attainable level of independence. This role involves developing individual care plans, engaging with clients, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Completes a bio-psychosocial assessment and ongoing assessment of client's strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
• Develops an individual plan of care and/or transition plan based on identified client's needs.
• Arranges for services and completes linkage required for client based on individualized needs.
• Meets with internal and external interdisciplinary treatment team members to coordinate client services and documents outcomes of meetings.
• Submits all documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
• Achieves and maintains program established productivity levels.
• Promotes program refinement, understands client/public need and effectively participates in all assigned meetings.
• Engages clients in a strength-based supportive manner providing re-directions and guidance as necessary.
• Engages, counsels, manages, motivates and effectively works with high-risk, vulnerable client population including chemically dependent persons.
• Engages, counsels, manages and effectively works with persons in crisis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a social service or health-related field or Licensed Practical Nurse with 2 years case management/social services experience.
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS care preferred.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds.
• Solution-focused approach to conflict and challenges.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality involving both clients and fellow employees.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, collaborating agencies and the public.
• Moderate to advanced computer skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• Basic office equipment operation skills.
• Knowledge of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Symptoms and basic interventions.
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle and provide own transportation.

Nice-to-haves

• HIV/AIDS knowledge preferred.