Medical Coordinator (34324)

Birch Family Services is a leading provider of education, employment, and community support services for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities and their families in New York City. Every year, the organization supports more than 2,000 people across 31 locations in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. From preschool to graduation, employment, housing, and beyond; Birch Family Services provides fully integrated programs and services to support individuals in achieving their goals across their lifetime.

Maintain scheduling of all medical appointments, medication records, and ensure RN / MD treatment orders are implemented for all individuals in a residential facility.

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 the individuals’ 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 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

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