POSITION: Medical Coordinator
Purpose:
- The Medical Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all operations and services are delivered in compliance with state and federal regulations, agency policies and procedures, and the agency’s mission. The Medical Coordinator is responsible for scheduling medical and health appointments, as well as coordinating follow-up care. In collaboration with the Nursing Department, staff, and management, the Medical Coordinator must ensure that individuals receive all necessary treatments and care in accordance with state and federal regulations, agency policies and procedures, and the agency’s mission. The role of the Medical Coordinator is to supervise and coordinate health follow-ups, treatments, referrals, indications, or protocols prescribed by healthcare practitioners and the agency nursing department in the Residence (IRA or ICF).
Requirements:
- Associate’s degree in the Human Service-related field (or equivalent credits), with 2 years’ work experience in the OPWDD and serving the intellectually developmentally disabled population.
- Or High School Diploma/GED with 5 years’ work experience in the OPWDD and serving the intellectually developmentally disabled population.
- Or Medical Assistant/CNA with 3 years
- Must be experienced in handling confidential information most precisely, can multitask and analyze problems, and determine corrective measures.
- Self-starters take initiative and are goal-oriented professionals with the ability to work independently in an organized manner and be an effective part of a team, in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to effectively collaborate with others.
- Evidence of ability to prioritize, manage, and complete tasks and projects with tight deadlines.
- Successful completion of delegated and assigned training determined by agency and supervisor, which may include SCIP, AMAP, and CPR/First Aid certifications and familiarity with OPWDD regulations. Obtain a valid, unrestricted NYS Driver’s License in accordance with Agency Standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for monitoring and ensuring that daily documentation for individuals’ programming is complete and accurate.
- Conduct Meds counts
- Ensuring goals are met in areas including client and family satisfaction, safety, quality, and team member performance.
- Conduct compliance reviews of the medical and program records to ensure state and agency records and program compliance, monitor and review all general events and incidents, and develop systems to ensure the health and safety of individuals.
- Primary contact and communication regularly with doctors’ offices, medical staff regarding programming questions and health information.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Employees must possess the ability to interact with individuals and staff professionally and ethically, understand and implement service plans, and complete all required documentation clearly, legibly, and promptly.
- Must have a passion for and desire to work with people with intellectual disabilities and other physical or mental disabilities. Knowledge of basic human physical and psychological needs. Knowledge of simple health and safety precautions. Knowledge of simple nursing care, first-aid, behavior management, personal and environmental hygiene.
- Ability to write progress and behavior reports using a professional, objective style and voice.
- Ability to act as a liaison between program planning teams.
- Ability to use computers and other electronic equipment. Ability to interact with individuals, community members, and other treatment team members.
- Ability to read and comprehend technical training manuals.
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions in the course of action.
- If the employee is working in a facility that includes non-ambulatory individuals, the employee must be able to transfer individuals from bed, chair, and toilet.
- Employees must be able to perform DSP duties.
- If the employee is working in a facility that includes aggressive individuals, the employee must complete Behavior Management/SCIP Techniques for working with aggressive individuals.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently work indoors and will be exposed to outside weather conditions.
- Attending required training on Corporate Compliance, documentation, and other topics that relate to your job Responsibilities.
- Read, understand, and sign off on Paul J. Cooper Center’s Code of Conduct.
- Read, understand, and follow the Paul J. Cooper Center’s Conflict of Interest and Whistle Blower Policies.
- Follow Paul J. Cooper Center’s Code of Conduct and abide by all policies and procedures, guidelines, and Federal and State laws and regulations.
- Be alert to any situation that could violate Paul J. Cooper Center’s Code of Conduct, Corporate Compliance Policies, guidelines, and/or federal and state laws and regulations.
- Do not represent yourself as having degrees or credentials that you do not have.
- Make sure that all documentation you complete is accurate, whether it is related to services that you have provided for consumers, Financial or personal matters, or other documentation related to your job.
- If your position requires you to review the documentation of other people, do not sign off on it if you do not believe it is accurate.
- Employees must possess the ability to interact with individuals and staff professionally and ethically, understand and implement service plans, and complete all required documentation clearly, legibly, and promptly.
- Must have a passion for and desire to work with people with intellectual disabilities and other physical or mental disabilities.
- Knowledge of basic human physical and psychological needs.
- Knowledge of simple health and safety precautions. Knowledge of simple nursing care, first-aid, behavior management, personal and environmental hygiene.
- Ability to write progress and behavior reports using a professional, objective style and voice.
- Ability to act as a liaison between program planning teams.
- Ability to use computers and other electronic equipment.
- Ability to interact with individuals, community members, and other treatment team members.
- Ability to read and comprehend technical training manuals.
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions in the course of action. Ability to learn basic operation and maintenance of adaptive equipment.
- Ability to be supportive and patient.
- Ability to be a team player.
- Ability to observe, record, and report participants’ behavior, attitude, and physical condition.
- Ability to promote self-advocacy for individuals during medical assessments.
- Ability to work extended day-to-day hours.
- Ability to prioritize conflicting deadlines.
- Ability to observe, record, and report participants’ behavior, attitude, and physical conditions.
- Ability to learn basic operation and maintenance of adaptive equipment.
- Ability to promote self-advocacy for individuals during medical assessments. Ability to work extended day-to-day hours.
- Ability to prioritize conflicting deadlines.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES SPECIFICATIONS
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to sit, perform repetitive physical and mental activities, have face-to-face and telephone contact with individuals or teams, have telephone conversations, write letters and memos, use electronic mail, meet strict deadlines, work with others in a group or team, and work with external customers or the public.
- Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as residence safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and agency/departmental policies and procedures.
- You must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Must be able to speak effectively before groups, family members, consumers, and employees of the organization.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and talk or hear.
Special Skills:
- SCIP-R trained, CPR, AMAP, and First Aid trained. Driver’s license required
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $45,760.00 - $49,920.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Shift availability:
Work Location: In person
