SRO Medication Coordinator 1

DePaul•Buffalo, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Seneca Square, a DePaul Community Residence-Single Room Occupancy (CR-SRO) Program, is looking for a Medication Coordinator 1 to join the team! This role involves managing and overseeing client medications within the program, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies, and acting as a liaison between residents, healthcare providers, and staff.

Requirements

High School diploma / GED
Excellent organizational skills as demonstrated by prior medication management experience, or advanced educational degree required.
One (1) year experience working with medications.
Must be at least Eighteen (18) years of age.

Nice To Haves

A clean NYS driving record as outlined in DePaul’s personnel policy is preferred.

Responsibilities

Properly logs in all client medications, checking labels for accuracy, completing proper documentation, and storing medications as per DePaul’s policy and NYS Office of Mental Health regulations.
Makes copies of all prescriptions, updates client charts as well as the medication and treatment record when new medications or change orders are prescribed.
Inventories medication counts in a timely fashion to identify medications that need to be ordered.
Ensures that prescriptions are refilled as needed.
Ensures effective systems are in place for the ordering of all medications.
Acts as a liaison with resident, doctors, pharmacies, providers, and residential staff as necessary to ensure timely and accurate ordering of medications and appointment scheduling as needed.
Oversees the supervision of all residents’ medications in accordance with physician’s orders, agency policy and NYS Office of Mental Health regulations.
Reviews the Medications Administration Record (MAR) daily to ensure accuracy of the supervision of the medications.
Reports significant issues regarding client medications to the Medication Coordinator 2, Assistant Director or the Residential Services Coordinator (i.e.: missed doses of medications, resident refusals, adverse reactions, etc.).
Assist with the training / orientation of all new applicable staff with regard to proper supervision of resident medications.
Responsible for the monitoring and documentation of all residents involved in the self-medication process.
Respects and maintains resident confidentiality and demonstrates a caring, positive attitudes towards all residents (as per respect policy), family members, staff, guests and service providers.
Ensures the medication room is clean, organized, quiet and a welcoming environment for residents.
Performs any other duties necessary for the effective operation of the program and the medication room in particular.