Medical Liaison (OPWDD)

Amherst, NY, USAReq #340

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Are you ready to start a rewarding career in the healthcare field that offers you the chance to provide high quality care and support to adults with developmental disabilities? OLV Human Services is looking for a Medical Liaison to work collaboratively with our Clinical RN's in our Residential IRAs!

Benefits & Perks:

• Paid Holidays

• Additional Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation )

• Casual dress code

• Health, dental (free dental insurance option!) & vision insurance options

• Paid Employer sponsored life insurance.

• Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance

• Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse also completes

• Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement

• Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working

• Employee referral program

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Full Job Description

Job Summary:

The Medical Liaison is an integral part of the treatment team in the site for adults with developmental disabilities. The Medical Liaison is responsible for assisting the Clinical RN and the site Management team to ensure that each individual’s medical needs are met and that required medical follow up is completed.

Essential Job Duties:

• Assists the Clinical RN in all aspects of medical follow up for the individuals served.

• Schedules all necessary/recommended medical appointments, documenting such in Therap and generating an accompanying clinic consultation sheet.

• Attends scheduled medical appointments as deemed appropriate by the RN, PC, or RM.

• Upon return from attended appointments will ensure that all recommendations, order changes and follow up is completed/scheduled, communicating such to the RN and PC and documenting such in Therap.

• Initiates Medical Monitoring as per RN/MD directive.

• Assists RN with lab scheduling, completion and obtaining of reports.

• Completes medication orders with the pharmacy twice a week, ensuring that all MD orders/scripts are up to date.

• Participates in the weekly site team meeting to ensure ongoing communication with the Clinical RN, Program Coordinator and Residence Manager.

• Assists the RM with the “Daily MAR and BM Record Check” completion.

• Assists with individual care, as necessary.

• Perform any other duties listed on the daily/weekly/monthly/semi-annually/annually site specific responsibility checklist.

• Along with the management team, ensures the site is safe, clean and supports the individuals.

• Any other duty as assigned by your Supervisor.

Skills:

• Customer skills

• Computer skills

• Monitoring skills

Qualifications:

Minimum Education Required: High School Diploma/GED

Minimum Experience Required: None

License/Registration/ Certifications Required: Valid NYS Driver’s License

Training Requirements:

• OLVHS' New Hire Orientation

• OPWDD Medication Administration Course

Additional Information:

• 8a-4pMTWThF

• Full Time

• Salary Range: Based on relevent years of experience

Physical Requirements:

•Strength: Sufficient to assist with lifting and transferring a patient, and perform CPR

•Mobility: Sufficient mobility to bend, stoop, and bend down to the floor; ability to move around rapidly; and to move in small, confined areas.

•Hearing: Sufficient to hear through the stethoscope to discriminate sounds; to hear cries for help; to hear alarms on equipment and emergency signals; and various overhead pages.

•Vision: Sufficient to make physical assessments of patients and equipment.

•Communication: Able to communicate in both verbal and written formats; and interact with clients, staff, and faculty supervisors.

Other details

• Job FunctionEssential

• Pay TypeHourly

• Min Hiring Rate$16.00

• Max Hiring Rate$23.00

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• Amherst, NY, USA