Med Services Clinician - LPN (Full Time) MATER

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position has a rotating weekday shift, working every third weekend (4 hrs each day) and holidays as needed. The primary function is to support medical staff needs within a Medication Assisted Out Patient Treatment program for pregnant opioid-dependent women. Responsibilities include managing medical charts, ensuring client compliance with program requirements and appointments, tracking statistics, general filing, and organizing documentation and reporting systems. Secondary support involves medication administration and documentation.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• CPR BLS
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Nice To Haves

• Associates degree preferred.
• Previous experience in medical or substance abuse setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage required patient medical information, primarily State and Federal requirements for treatment.
• Acquire documentation of annual requirements from a variety of sources including electronic and paper, schedule for annual requirements.
• Establish and update tracking systems, record and track compliance, and issues with compliance.
• Assist with maintaining compliance, preparing for discharges or transfers.
• Initiate the medical record by processing the new patient intake procedure: creating the new medical chart, the client ID cards, updating tracking databases, and communicating to other staff any pertinent needs for admission.
• Enhance medical records and maintain quality results by following a methodical and systematic filing and storing procedure.
• Maintain the master patient index and all compliance and infectious disease tracking tools by completing assigned portion of daily audit trail; correct and communicate problems according to established procedures.
• Assist with scheduling all Family Center required medical appointments using IDX.
• Communicate to the patient via appointments cards and reminder phone calls.
• Track missed appointments, reschedule and create contracts for completion.
• 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 core values of the University.

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription) insurance
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree