About the Role
A Self Directed Services Coordinator drives operational, financial, and regulatory integrity for a 80-person caseload in OPWDD Self-Directed Services—empowering individuals to maximize their independence while maintaining compliance with state and federal healthcare standards.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing a caseload of up to 80 individuals.
- Processing all reimbursements for individuals, vendors, and staff, ensuring compliance with Medicaid and OPWDD requirements.
- Reviewing all staff notes on a monthly basis.
- Monitoring expenses and reviewing monthly expenditure reports, sharing reports with each individual’s team.
- Acting as the main point of contact for individuals’ self-directed services.
- Attending biannual Life Plan meetings and reviewing Life Plans for compliance with Medicaid and OPWDD requirements for service delivery and billing.
- Reviewing Staff Action Plans to ensure alignment with the Life Plan.
- Communicating with various Wildwood departments (HR, Finance, Training) involved in a person’s Self-Direction services.
- Maintaining annual required OPWDD and Wildwood trainings.
- Ensuring all documentation is scanned and saved for 10 years, regularly auditing individual files, and maintaining organization of electronic files.
- Staying updated on OPWDD and Medicaid regulations for Self-Direction services and communicating them to participants.
- Compiling information for individuals receiving a Housing Subsidy, which may include Quality Assurance walkthroughs, home visits, assisting in gathering documents, and completing monthly progress notes for billing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services-related field preferred.
- Associates’ Degree and one-year of experience working with people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities may be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.
- QIDP Preferred.
- A valid NYS driver's license.
- Daily access to a vehicle.
- Driving record acceptable to the agency insurance carrier's standards.
Skills
- Ability to multitask and work independently.
- Ability to work as part of a collaborative team.
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills.
- Comfort with learning new technology and teaching this technology to others.
- Knowledge and implementation of Person-Centered Planning.
- People skills.
- Comfort with communicating regularly via all forms of contact.
Location
- Latham, NY 12110
- Latham office/Hybrid WFH after first 60 days
Work Type
- 40 hours/week
- Mon-Fri, 8:30a-4:30p
- flexibility may be required for meetings
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Associates’ Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $25.00 - $30.55 Hourly
- $25/hr - $30.55/hr
Benefits
- Elite Benefit Package
About the Company
- Wildwood Programs is a provider of educational, residential, employment, and other community-based supports to people with disabilities and their families.
- We hire those dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives.
