Team leader & medical liaison, day services

Pay Range: $21- $22.29

Shift: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-3:30PM

The Team Leader medical liaison provides support to the nursing staff and direct support to the people served at the day program site. Promotes Person-Centered planning for people receiving services and their family members/guardians. Collaborates with the entire day services team including SDSs, DSPs, clinicians, community agencies, and others involved in medical/nursing care as appropriate. Provide oversight and guidance to direct care staff of designated sites/shifts. Ensure completion of required duties for each shift.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Provides Direct support to persons served
• Coordinates incoming and outgoing provider correspondence.
• Completes necessary forms as required and correspondence as needed
• Maintains Medication Administration Certification and administers medications as needed.
• Assists in delegated nursing care as directed by RN and SDS
• Completed delegated task list provided by the RN
• Responsible for the organization and cleaning of the medication room/nursing office
• Ensures sufficient stock of medications at all times
• Liaison with the pharmacy as needed
• Checks MARS for errors and complete necessary paperwork/tracking including, use of PRN medication and ensuring documentation is complete.
• Communicates with person served, families, residential staff and nurse regarding medical appointments and outcomes.
• Consults with SDS to understand therapy concerns and adaptive equipment needs – SDS will collaborate with OT/PT directly as needed.
• Updates medical information in ready to go packets and individual files as needed.
• Purges paperwork on an annual basis in conjunction with site nurse.
• Makes notifications to residential programs and family related to individual health needs and concerns.
• Attends support team/clinical meetings as medical liaison.
• Demonstrates flexibility by understanding different views.
• Adapts approach as situations change and accepts change in the organization and job description requirements
• Contributes to a positive work environment by interacting in a courteous, pleasant, and professional manner.
• Functions as a member of an interdisciplinary team through utilization of communication skills and cooperation.
• Maintains a safe orderly environment conducive to the health, safety and wellbeing of individuals and employees.
• Employing infection control practices
• Participates in educational and training opportunities
• Provides information on medication/med care-related information and policy to direct care staff.
• Communicate med-related performance concerns and/or med errors directly to SDS who will provide staff with feedback on performance and supportive corrective action as required.
• Ensures efficient, confidential, and comprehensive record keeping as mandated for individual and staff related activities/incidents and site maintenance.
• Safely transports individuals to and from activities and appointments - May Include emergency visits
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 1 year of related experience preferred.
• 18 years of age.
• Valid Driver’s License that meets agency policy.
• Medical competency-based training.
• Ability to read and write.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to meet physical requirements of the position when performing the following: standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling and climbing.
• Lifting requirement of 35 lbs.
• Ability to lift and transfer individuals manually and mechanically as required by prescribed program/plan.
• Ability to move, reposition, and place individuals in pieces of equipment.
• Physical agility and ability to react to emergency situations, including maintaining Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R) certification as per regulatory guidelines.
• CPR certification required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Collaborates with SDSs and RN related to DSP activities; no direct supervision of DSPs.