Health Homes Care Coordinator

Buffalo, NY. WNY Independent Living, Inc. Health Homes Care Coordinator.

FT. Benefits. $42,000- $46,000/Year.

Closing Date: August 3, 2026

Description

To coordinate services with the Health Homes for the purpose of decreasing high risk

medical and/or behavioral health costs for individuals being serviced in this Health Home.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide services on a regular basis to individuals referred.
• Coordinate Western New York Independent Living, Inc (WNYIL), staff to meet
  
  

established benchmarks in required amount of time, set by the Health Homes, for

individuals being served.

• Maintain, encourage and identify, individuals being served by WNYIL, Inc. in a Health
  
  

Home, need for attendance at medical appointments, including appointments upon

discharge from a hospital.

• Ensure WNYIL, Inc. staff follow-through on decreasing or eliminating barriers that
  
  

individuals may face in keeping appointments through coordination with WNYIL, Inc.,

direct service staff.

• Coordinate WNYIL, Inc. direct service staff to collaborate with the individuals
  
  

community and family support to meet identified social needs.

• Coordinate with WNYIL, Inc., direct service staff to follow through with Quality
  
  

Assessments and Improvements at each visit.

• Coordinate WNYIL, Inc., direct service staff to develop and implement Person
  
  

Centered Plans that involve the individuals social support with family and friends as

well as other identified community supports.

• Enter all required data into all required program reporting databases (including but not
  
  

limited to, Care Plans, referrals, progress notes and assessments).

Education & Training

Must possess a Bachelors degree in one of the following areas: Child & Family

Studies, Community Mental Health, Counseling, Education, Nursing, Occupational

Therapy, Psychology, Recreation, Recreation Therapy, Rehabilitation, Social Work,

Sociology or Speech and hearing.

OR

NYS licensure and current registration as a Registered Nurse AND a bachelors degree

OR

Bachelors level education or higher in any field with five (5) years experience working

directly with persons with behavioral health diagnosis OR a CASAC.

Must have a Masters degree in one of the fields listed above, with one (1) year

Experience

OR

Bachelors degree identified above with two (2) years experience in the following: either

providing direct services to persons diagnosed with mental disabilities, developmental

disabilities, alcoholism or substance abuse

OR

Linking persons who have been diagnosed with mental disabilities, developmental

disabilities, alcoholism or substance abuse to a broad range of services essential to

successfully living in a community setting.

SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER BY MAIL OR EMAIL TO:

Human Resources Dept.

WNY Independent Living, Inc.

3108 Main St.

Buffalo, N.Y. 14214

Email: employment@wnyil.org