Medication Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Key Recovery provides comprehensive substance use disorder treatment and work skills training to help low-income, high-risk patients achieve sustained recovery and rebuild their lives. We offer a unique combination of long-term residential clinical treatment, work skills training, and transitional housing. For more information visit keyrecovery.org.

The Medication Coordinator assists patients throughout their time in our treatment program, including providing support during the initial admission and thoroughly preparing for discharge from Key Recovery. The medication coordinator is an integral part of our clinical team by supporting the counselors in providing a trauma informed care environment and supporting the patients in their recovery journey. The medication coordinator will help patients coordinate medical care with medical prescribers, and monitor patients self-administer their medications. While preparing for discharge, the medication coordinator will assist the discharge staff to coordinate aftercare appointments with medical providers and pharmacy upon discharge.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Assist with admitting new patients by participating in patient medical and medication orientation, including receiving medications, entering data into electronic health records, and updating other clinical, RSS and Case Manager staff with patient needs.
• Provides monitoring of patients self-administering their medications.
• Collaborate with Case Managers to ensure the patients have the most updated medication prescriptions and medications onsite.
• Completes incident reports related to medication errors.
• Provides training and support to the RSS staff following policies and procedures for patient self-administration medication.
• Develop a medical and medication service plan when needed with each patient to determine the resources available to meet the identified needs in a coordinated and integrated manner, and advocate with community service providers to assist the patient in achieving the goals of the service plan.
• Monitors patient progress by verifying patient medication compliance and responses, and communicating with clinical staff team about the patients’ progress, areas of concern, etc.
• Complete medication observation and documentation, scans, and uploads patient documentation into EHR.
• Communicates patient progress by participating in weekly interdisciplinary meetings and evaluations, disseminating results and obstacles to clinical staff.
• Run reports and recognize errors in K Comm and follow up with training as necessary.
• Develop and maintain program rules and responsibilities for the patients to encourage group compatibility and to assist the patients in learning the skills necessary to progress in their recovery.
• Supports discharge staff with patient discharge instructions by being available for reviewing medication needs with clinical staff, coordinating discharge and post-discharge requirements and coordinating after-care resources.
• Responsible for returning unused medications to pharmacy.
• Alert pharmacy of patient discharge
• Audit patient bins and report discrepancies to supervisors
• Reconcile inventory in electronic health records
• Destroy unused and expired medications properly, as well as medications for discharged patients
• Track supplies and inventory and report needs to supervisor
• Attend all mandated meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Education / Experience / Licensing :

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND FUNCTIONS :

Certificates and Training :

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands and work environment described below represent the activities and surroundings of the positions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requires regular standing, walking, bending, lifting, smiling, sitting, kneeling, reaching, twisting, pulling, pushing, writing, typing, crouching, and climbing stairs. Staff in this position are required to : use both hands, hold and handle items and office equipment; speak clearly, listen carefully and occasionally lift 40 pounds including moving beds, lift light furniture and baby cribs. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and career growth. This includes :