Medical Team Leader

The Salvation Army USA Central Territory • Detroit, MI

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Salvation Army's Harbor Light program, ranked as the number one treatment program in Michigan by Newsweek Magazine, offers an integrated health services approach for individuals seeking improved health and a more complete experience. This program utilizes a seamless team-based approach involving caregivers, medical professionals, substance abuse treatment specialists, mental healthcare providers, and patients, all collaborating in one setting to achieve desired health outcomes. The Medical Team Leader will assist the Site Administrator with the day-to-day operations of the medical department while continuing to serve in a medical healthcare provider role.

Requirements

• Must have and maintain a current valid Practical Nurse (PN) or Registered Nurse (RN)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in substance abuse preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage all inquiries with regards to information, referral, and/or possible admission
• Conduct pre-admission screenings of potential clients for detoxification services
• Schedule detoxification admissions/discharges to detoxification and residential programs, including completion of all required medical documents
• Review all detoxification protocol applications
• Verification that medical charts have been closed properly
• Provide coverage for call-off’s and no-show’s
• Conduct ADIA admissions/discharge for detoxification clients
• Create monthly medical staff schedule
• Schedule monthly team meeting with the Physician’s Assistant and/or Medical Director
• Conduct staff training for new medical employees and notify current employees of any changes in day-to-day procedures
• Prepare order and inventory of medical supplies with assistance of medical staff
• Take appropriate action as directed by Medical Director to ensure clients medical stability and in cases emergency facilitate assistance per Harbor Light protocol
• Assist Medical Director, Physician’s Assistant, and/or designate in the provision of medical services
• Ensure all records, charts, logs and all other pertinent data for medical unit are maintained on a daily basis

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits which include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Flexible spending accounts, AFLAC, Voluntary life insurance benefits
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability options
• Pet Insurance
• Pension contributions (currently 6.0% of your earnings) begin the first quarter after 1 year of employment. Vesting starts after three years of employment, 100% vested after five years of employment
• 403(b) voluntary retirement savings plan
• Employee Discounts
• Paid Time Off which includes: Sick days, Vacation, Personal days, Floating holidays, Birthday off with pay, Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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