Medical Coordinator

ABBOTT HOUSE•Village of Irvington, NY

3d•$76,000 - $81,000•Onsite

About The Position

Will arrange and coordinate appropriate health services, including urgent, emergent, and preventative health services, for children in care. This includes maintaining complete, confidential medical records for children, ensuring appropriate communication of health needs to case managers and clinicians, scheduling health care appointments, coordinating transportation to health care appointments, ensuring qualified interpretation and translation services are in place, and serving as a liaison for community health care providers.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of employment in public health or a healthcare setting with demonstrated experience in care coordination, health administration, or direct clinical care.
Licensed practical or vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) or higher health-related qualification (e.g., licensed registered nurse (RN) with a bachelor's degree), OR Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
Valid Driver’s License required.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

Obtain, compile, and maintain medical files on each admission.
Ensure proper daily documentation in the ORR-UC Portal and maintain hard copy of required documents and medical records.
Close medical files when minors are discharged.
Prepare medical discharge packets and give them to Case Manager for minors that are being discharged.
Assure all hard copy files are organized and up to state and federal standards.
Consistently review hard copy files to assure they are compliant.
Schedule and comply with required medical and dental appointments on a timely basis. This includes requesting a TAR, once approved, preparing necessary documents needed for appointments.
Assure the Unit Supervisors receive the package for the appointment.
Follow up with the outcome of any appointment; request the appointment paperwork, and the completed Treatment Contact Form.
Complete all mandated ORR & Abbott House training on a timely basis.
Prepare youth for physical examinations, take vital signs, height, and weight.
If certified, then the MC will also draw blood and vaccinate the minors.
Attending all ORR & Abbott House medical meetings.
Review medication cabinets & medical binders on a weekly basis.
Create a medication log and instruction sheet for each child on medication and administer first dose if medication arrives during your shift.
Create a weekly update summary for each child on the caseload.
Attend the weekly medical assistants’ meeting.
Stay with the Pediatrician during physical examinations.
Maintain Health Information Privacy HIPAA.
Perform clerical duties, and assure the medical office is clean and sanitized.
Attend weekly pre-staffing, staffing, & large muscle movement excursions on a rotation.
Any other related duties as required.