Medical Coordinator

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Essential Functions:

• Prepare consult sheet for each appointment regardless of locale per agency guidelines.
• Review all consults after appointment immediately upon return to facility (whether medical coordinator accompanied the consumer or not).
• Submit Literal Text changes, new or discontinued orders to Chem Rx by the 15th of each month to ensure accurate medication record on next months MAR.
• Meet weekly for Medical Meeting with RN and Manager to review any outstanding tasks, diagnostic tests, appointments to be completed.
• Attend Clinical Team Meetings: ICF:
  Quarterly, Annual and semi-annual as scheduled and/or monthly clinical, IRA:
  Semi-annual, annual and as needed.
• Organize Consent for treatment process by coordinating completion of documentation with RN, manager, MD.
• Prepare new monthly MAR and perform daily review of MAR/ Medication inventory to ensure all medication errors are documented on an occurrence report and reported to the RN and manager.
• May be assigned other tasks and duties.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate respect for all people.
• Demonstrate professional demeanor, attention to punctuality and attendance policies, reliability, flexibility and pleasantness.
• Demonstrate privacy on all medical concerns.
• Professionally interact with other staff members and with others in the community.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for learning the knowledge and skills required to perform the job.
• Readily seek and accept feedback to improve performance.
• Apply knowledge and skills gained on the job and maintain required certifications.
• Participate in the work of the organization in a positive way by using problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate respect for the safety of all others.

Qualifications

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Educational: High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED). Preferably relevant medical certifications and Associate’s degree.
• Experience: Minimum 2-year experience working with developmentally disabled population, preferably OPWDD population within a residential setting.
• Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.: 1-2 years of solid supervisory experience working with a similar population. AMAP, SCIP, and CPR certification required, but will consider applicants who agree to obtain certification within 90 days of position appointment.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
• Regularly required to utilize near vision ability to read data and documents, including spreadsheets and reports, in printed form and on computer screens.
• Regularly required to provide physical care for clients and individuals, which may include, but is not limited to bathing, feeding, changing clothes or diapers, and pushing wheelchairs.
• Ability to physically restrain challenging behaviors that include aggression, self-injurious, and destructive behaviors.
• Ability to apply proper lifting techniques.

Work Environment:

• Noise level is consistent with levels usually present in an office, education, group home, residential, rehabilitation, industrial, workshop, or health-related environment.
• Hazards present are consistent with those common to an office, education, rehabilitation, industrial, workshop, or health-related environment.
• Working with individuals whose age ranges from childhood to adulthood.