Job Description
Job DescriptionPosition Description: Company Purpose/Mission:
Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA) creates brighter futures for children in crisis by promoting individual success and healthy relationships in a safe, healing environment, giving children and families the tools to end the cycle of abuse. RMYA provides treatment programs for traumatized children who most often are victims of sexual, physical, and/or emotional abuse. RMYA supports using trauma-informed techniques and relationship-based approaches to create a safe environment that provides consistency, structure, and caring for the children we serve.
Job Summary:
The Medical and Transport Specialist serves RMYA in its residential treatment center and general residential operation by ensuring medication is administered in a safe and efficient manner. The Medical and Transport Specialist will document all medication administration, ensuring the count is correct in accordance with the physician orders as part of the clients plan of care and Texas Minimum Standards. The Medical and Transport Specialist will provide support for First Aid supplies to the programs and campus. They will assist in transporting residents to appointments as needed for laboratory, specialist, and urgent care visits.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Management and Administration:
Oversee all aspects of medication preparation, administration and documentation provided by the doctors orders.Maintain an organized system of documentation of all administration including times, double count and medication refills required.Provide medication refill spreadsheet to campus nurse on a bi-weekly basis.Ensure all new medication has written and/or verbal approval from the caseworker, parent, probation officer or guardian.Oversee and report on medication administration in the programs. Inspect medication cabinets weekly, and medication administration records daily to ensure compliance with licensing guidelines and best practices. Discard unused medication following RMYA procedure.Coordinate with the campus nurse to obtain supplies for over-the-counter medication supplies needed for the programs.Inspect First Aid kits in the cabins, vehicles, and facilities on campus for supplies, expired supplies and order as needed.Receive medication deliveries from the pharmacy and distribute to the appropriate programs.Coordinate resident appointments with the medical coordinator or campus nurse to specialist, laboratory and urgent care visits as needed.Complete medication Error Report as needed and communicate errors to campus nurse and program administrators.Attend weekly staff meetings with the campus nurse and medical coordinator.Know the medication changes of each resident and ensure approval for medication changes is obtained when needed.Assist with all aspects of bi-monthly Psychiatry clinic to include scheduling, attending the resident doctors scheduled visits, taking notes of medication changes, and providing notes to the program nurse.Relationships and Collaboration:
Work directly with the program managers, program administrators, nursing staff, and clinicians to ensure that residents receive a nurses screen and have schedule for physical, immunizations, vision and dental care as prescribed by DFPS minimum standards and RMYA policy and procedure.Embrace the RMYA values of Protection, Simplicity, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Responsibility.Maintain professional and ethical standards as prescribed by RMYA.Maintain confidentiality in all areas of clients and program operations.Always represent RMYA in a professional manner, including attendance at agency events and within the general community.Read and respond to emails promptly to ensure accurate and constant communication with team members.Other Duties/Responsibilities:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Required Qualifications:
Education: High School Diploma or equivalentExperience: 0 1 year experience in similar setting.Certification/Licenses: Valid Texas drivers license or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire. Must have and maintain acceptable driving record.Competencies:People skills demonstrates sensitivity and empathy with others, possesses insight into behavior, maintains open communication and respects diversity, interacts respectfully, effectively, and cooperatively with a wide range of people.Integrity and ethics demonstrate strong moral principles and work ethic, behaves ethically, acts fairly, takes responsibility, and maintains client confidentiality.Professionalism maintains a professional appearance and presence, demonstrates self-control and a positive attitude.Initiative demonstrates a willingness to work and persists to accomplish tasks even when conditions are difficult or deadlines are tight, setting challenging goals and can work independently.Dependability and reliability fulfill obligations and follows through, meets attendance and punctuality expectations, attends to details and follows directions.Adaptability and flexibility - displaying the capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements. Embracing new innovations and providing suggestions to improve processes and tasks.Lifelong learning demonstrates a commitment to self-development and improvement.Reading able to understand and comprehend written information in a variety of formats.Writing able to use standard business English to compile information and prepare written documents.Communication conveys relevant information to individuals or groups effectively, clearly, and concisely. Able to understand, interpret, comprehend, and respond to information received from others.Teamwork establishes productive relationships and works cooperatively with others to complete work assignments and meet team objectives.Customer focus efficiently and effectively addresses the needs of clients/customers.Health and safety maintain a healthy and safe environment.Physical Requirements: Standing up to 12 hours at a time, no scheduled breaks, few opportunities to relax during the shift, constant walking, standing, bending, squatting, arm and wrist rotation, occasional reaching, twisting, kneeling, climbing stairs: frequent reading, writing, and typing, occasional lifting and carrying at least 20lbs, pushing, pulling, and driving; occasional physical intervention with distressed youth. In person attendance.Work Environment: Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Shifts in environmental conditions i.e., hot, cold, outdoor, indoor, dry, humid, noise. Fast paced work environment using sensory demands i.e., hearing, visions, speech, spatial perception, dealing with multiple, complex, and repetitive tasks, working under pressure and deadlines, and confrontational situation.Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Some college or degree preferredExperience: Direct care experience with emotionally or behaviorally challenged children and youth highly preferredCertification/Licenses: Certified Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant CertificateCompetencies:Mathematics- using principles of mathematics to solve problems like quantification, computation, measurement, and estimation.Science- using scientific methods and comprehension to solve problems.Critical and analytical thinking- using logic, reasoning, mental agility, and analysis to address problems.Promoting empowerment-develop strategies to assist and support the team to make informed choices through participation, self-advocacy, and utilization of resources.Keeping customers informed- following up in a timely manner to requests and inquiries.Planning and organizing plans and prioritizes work, manages time effectively, develops contingency plans, and manages projects.Problem solving and decision making- applying critical-thinking skills to solve problems by generating, evaluating, and implementing information, solutions, and alternatives.Working with tools and technology- selecting, using, and maintaining tools and technology to facilitate work tasks.Scheduling and coordinating- planning and scheduling appointments.Instructing- teaching or showing someone how to do something.Business fundamentals- knowledge of basic business principles, trends, and economics.Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:
Successful clearance of Department of Family and Protective Services licensing background checks, (to include fingerprinting and drug testing) and maintenance of status providing ability to be present at an operation.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Roy Maas Youth Alternatives is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. RMYA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.