Serves as key liaison, advocate, and a resource of information regarding both routine and special healthcare needs to support a comprehensive care plan for each person : o Facilitates a team approach to the continued provision of quality care to individual supported through interaction, communication, and collaboration with family members, discipline-specific clinical staff, primary physicians, healthcare providers, pharmacists, Nursing Department management/staff, Medical Director, program management/staff, School staff members, external case workers, state and federal regulatory agencies, insurance companies, hospitals and rehabilitation facilities, etc., to attain and maintain the provision of quality care for persons served and assist in the removal or modification of reported health related barriers; Communicates effectively professionally and respectively. Department of Education Administrative Code and Amendments, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and Division of Children and Family Services (DCF) where applicable, Individual Program Plan (IPP), Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), and established Bancroft policies and procedures, provides various nursing care management oversight and identifies, assess, and improve and maintain the quality of life and healthcare to persons served.