Medical Coordinator (27840)

Medical Coordinator

Glen Oaks - New York, NY 11004

Overview

Salary Range $19.00 - $22.75 Hourly

Description

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 ChemRx by the 15th of each month to ensure accurate medication record on next month's MAR.
• Meet weekly for Medical Meeting with RN and Manager:
• 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:
• Coordinate completion of documentation with RN, manager, MD
• Any additional tasks related to consumer health care or medical system as deemed necessary by RN or Nurse Administrator.
• Prepare new monthly MAR: Daily review of MAR/ Medication inventory to ensure:
• 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 interacts 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
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Staff
• May be assigned other tasks and duties reasonably related to their job responsibilities
• Adhere to all rules outlined in the policy and procedures manual

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Educational: High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED). Preferably relevant medical certifications and Associates degree.
• Experience: Minimum 2-year experience working with developmentally disabled population preferably OPWDD population with in a residential setting . To serve as Medical liaison between physicians, ancillary services and the individual/ IDT team and family; works with consultants, dietary personnel, pharmacist, lab, etc as needed to implement recommended changes, and will be responsible for documentation of their visits.
• Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.: 1-2 years solid supervisory experience working with 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