DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

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DES serves more than 3 million Arizonans. Our Mission is to strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life.

HEALTH SERVICES COORDINATOR - PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Job Location:

Division of Developmental Disabilities
4000 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Posting Details:

Salary: $79,543.00 - $100,988.78 

Grade: 24

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Job Summary:

Would you like to be part of an amazing team that helps Arizonans thrive? At the Department of Economic Security (DES), we strengthen individuals, families, and communities for a better quality of life. DES is looking for individuals that are committed to service, community, and teamwork. To learn more about DES please visit des.az.gov; or click on the link here to view ‘Our DES’ video. Come join the DES Team!

The Department of Economic Security, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as a Health Services Coordinator - Physical Therapist. DDD provides individuals with developmental disabilities, and their families, services and supports that are flexible, high quality, and member driven. These services provide individuals with opportunities to exercise their rights and responsibilities of independent decision-making and engagement in the community.

Applicants for this position cannot be licensed or certified by the DDD Office of Licensing Certification and Regulation, cannot have a principal interest in or have a spouse or close family with principal interest in a DDD Qualified Vendor Agreement, and cannot be employed or subcontracted by a DDD Qualified Vendor. 

Job Duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Facilitates the attainment of Division goals and objectives to promote optimal individual care and education; acts as a steward of resources to achieve goals aligned with program direction; Performs reviews of submitted documentation that includes new services, ongoing/continuation of services, and increase or decrease in services which may require a Notice of Action.
• Utilizes clinical expertise to review reports, records, and data to monitor therapy utilization by members, qualified vendor providers, and the Division.
• Provides supervision of the therapy service delivery system and clinical guidance, technical assistance, and therapeutic oversight to Division Qualified Vendors and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing supervision to the Division’s subcontracted Health Plans administering the benefit for the Augmentative and Alternate Communication program; participating in Division policy and procedure review, revision, and/or development regarding therapies.
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Statistics and the biological, physical, and social/behavioral sciences; appropriate biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, fine and gross motor, developmental, linguistic, and cultural bases.
• Research processes and integrate research principles into evidence-based clinical practice.
• Individuals across the lifespan and from culturally/linguistically diverse backgrounds

Skills In:

• Oral and written or other forms of communication sufficient for entry into professional practice by writing and comprehending technical reports, diagnostic and treatment reports, treatment plans, and professional correspondence in English.
  
• Growth and integration of knowledge, skills, and abilities/tasks of clinical practice consistent with the standards of professional practice.
• Leadership and supervision

Ability To:

• Integrate information about normal and abnormal human development across the lifespan.
• Access research information, with the ability to relate research to clinical practice. Apply the professional Code of Ethics to independent professional practice.