HUD Service Coordinator - Utah Non Profit Housing Corporation

The mission of Utah Nonprofit Housing Corporation (UNPHC) is to improve the quality of life by providing decent, safe, affordable housing, focusing on low and very low-income individuals and families. Utah Non-Profit Housing Corporation (UNPHC) is Utah’s largest non-profit developer of affordable multi-family housing. We are a 501(c)3 organization and a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). UNPHC has developed or acquired/rehabilitated more than 50 Family, Senior and Special Needs Properties to date, which serves in excess of 2,500 households, the majority of whom make less than 20% of the area median income. More than 18,000 households have been part of the Utah Non-Profit Housing family.

The Service Coordinator Position will provide intakes and assessments for elderly, disabled, or mentally impaired adults and provide housing service coordination for residents as follows:

• Provide intakes by screening and evaluating clinical information obtained by personal and telephone contact with frail, seriously ill, and disabled clients and their families, Hospitals, Home Health Agencies, Physicians, Adult Protective Services, long term care facilities and Rehabilitation centers.
• Independently complete assessment tools, which addresses cognitive and functional impairments, mental health problems, environmental hazards, and formal and informal support systems.
• Using assessment information, identify all available formal resources such as medical agencies, professionals, and any informal resources such as families, churches, and neighbors in order to develop and implement care plan goals.
• Analyze financial status to establish eligibility for appropriate funding, services, and programs.
• Provides individualized assessment and care planning for identified clients, including establishing, evaluating, and updating a comprehensive care plan with resident. Adjusting when necessary to maintain the resident in a safe and independent environment.
• Mobilizes all community resources such as Skilled Nursing Services, Veteran's administration, Adult Protective Services, Legal Aid, and the Community Action Team.
• Educate resident's, families, and staff on services available to client, client's rights.
• Continuously assess eligibility of clients for all available entitlement programs and provides all assistance necessary to be eligible.
• Coordinates educational activities related to health, current events, community resources, and legal issues.
• Determines eligibility for Meals on Wheels and other food assistance programs and yearly re-evaluations.
• Assists in maintaining client's Medicaid eligibility and accessing services through HMO's
• Maintains clinical and financial records in accordance with state and federal standards,
• Thoroughly documents all client case management activities.
• Provides complete and accurate semiannual performance report in a timely manner to be submitted to HUD.

Knowledge of:

• Medicaid and Medicare rules and regulations
• Aging processes and illnesses
• Medical terminology
• Geriatric home health
• Assessment methods and techniques
• Community agencies and health care organizations
• Psychosocial principles and concepts related to aging
• Crises intervention strategies and techniques

Bachelor's degree in Social Work Preferred.