Medical Services Clinician - LPN (MATER)

Job Details

Job Description

Under immediate supervision of nurse coordinator in Medication Assisted Treatment program for pregnant and parenting opioid dependent women, the Medical Services Clinician will support medical department needs by providing health promotion and education in group and one on one settings, managing medical charts, medication administration and documentation, triaging health concerns of women in treatment and their children as needed, overseeing compliance of women in treatment clients for all necessary appointments, tracking statistics, general filing, organizing and refining systems of documentation and reporting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Manage the security of all medications on site. Safe practice of all dispensing duties and medication administration with designated system as indicated by supervisor and appropriate documentation. Safe practice of medication destruction and management of all refused medications. Safe practice of managing all prescriptions and updates or new orders. Manage required patient medical information, primarily State and Federal requirements for treatment. Create medical chart and acquire documentation of annual treatment requirements from a variety of sources including electronic and paper and schedule for these requirements. Will establish, record and maintain compliance,and prepare for discharges or transfers. Be a therapeutic support staff to all women in treatment Support the therapeutic models of treatment for all women, attend and engage in all treatment team meetings and debriefings as indicated to provide/receive updates and information on patient status, new admissions, discharges, compliance, and other concerns and pertinent data. Assist with scheduling all medical appointments and communicate appointments to the patient and staff appropriately. Utilize JeffChart, Jeff Signature and IDX/EMR for data retrieval, medication records, appointment verification and scheduling. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson. EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma or GED required. Associates degree preferred.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:Licensed Practical Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, CPR BLSEXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:Previous experience in the medical or substance abuse setting preferred.

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1239 Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.