STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Class Code: 7119-26
Date Established: 10-26-77
Occupational Code: 7-7-7
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To develop, coordinate and implement
service plans for residents at a state institution or community group home and
to monitor compliance with state and federal regulations.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Manages a designated
segment of the resident population including the assignment of residents to
institutional activities, programs and living assignment.
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Supervises the
development and implementation of individual service or treatment plans
including coordination with other units individuals of and segments of the
facility to include follow-up services.
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Schedules evaluations
of residents and program reviews by service team members of each discipline.
·
Schedules conferences
concerned with the development of service plans; schedules meetings and time
tables for evaluating residents and programs.
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Prepares summaries of
service plans to include both short and long range goals for each plan as well
as for each resident.
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Insures that all
professional, clerical, clinical and record-keeping functions are completed as
required by the coordinating plan design.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity:
Requires evaluating a combination
of wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems,
and to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in psychology, social services,
education, nursing, public administration and services or a related field. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Six years' clinical or professional
experience working with individuals characteristic to the relevant program area
in which position is assigned, two years of which must have been in a
supervisory, administrative or coordinating position or equivalent experience.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Extensive knowledge of the problems of
the client class. Considerable
knowledge of the requirements for diagnoses, treatment and rehabilitation. Considerable knowledge of the process
of educational program development.
Considerable knowledge of the process of educational program
development. Considerable
knowledge of the methods and care, treatment and rehabilitation of the
particular client class. Knowledge
of current theory in treatment and rehabilitation of the particular client
class. General knowledge of the
medical services necessary to treat such persons. Ability to detect and define problem areas. Ability to communicate
effectively. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with employees, governmental and
public officials, and the general public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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