Medication Specialist

Center for Human Development; Northampton (MA); On-site; USD 24,796 - 34,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Grace House, 143 West Street, Northampton, MA 01060, USA, is seeking a full-time Medication Specialist for the Grace House residential program operated by Center for Human Development (CHD). The Grace House serves mothers in early recovery in a shared living environment designed to support recovery and family stability.

The Medication Specialist role combines medication observation, patient care coordination, and direct care duties to ensure medications are used safely and effectively.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in mental health or SUD.
• One year of experience with medications or MAP/MOP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper medication observation strategies are followed.
• Monitor prescription medications and adherence; coordinate care between providers, participant, and clinical team.
• Manage inventory, storage, disposal of medications and transport as needed.
• Re-packaging medications into pill organizers/alternative dosage systems.
• Communicate with leadership and clinical team about medication-related issues.

Skills

Medication observation

Clinical coordination

Team communication

Education

Associate degree

MAP/MOP certification

Job description

Grace House
143 West Street
Northampton, MA 01060, USA

Center for Human Development, CHD, is currently seeking a full-time Medication Specialist for our Grace House residential program. CHD’s Grace House is a residential treatment program for mothers in early recovery located in Northampton, MA. The program can house up to fourteen mothers with children in a collective living environment, where they share space and resources in an effort to build a recovery community and encourage peaceful living. As a therapeutic setting, we strive to provide each family with a safe, nurturing environment where mothers and their children can experience success.

Grace House is considered a MOP.

The Medication Specialist role is a full-time position and is a combination of Med Specialist and Direct care.

The medication specialist primary function is to ensure proper medication observation strategies are being followed, that patient and resident prescription medications and over the counter drugs are being taken properly and desired health outcomes are achieved. This includes initial and ongoing monitoring of medications, addressing medication supply and adherence concerns, and coordinating care between providers, participant, and clinical team.

Some additional responsibilities will include;

• Inventory and storage
• Monitoring use and safe handling of medications
• Disposal of medications
• Transporting medications
• Assisting in re-packaging medications into pill organizers/boxes and alternative dosage systems
• Weekly requisitions of all participants' medication regime/adherence in preparation to present to clinical team during weekly clinical meetings
• Facilitate ongoing communication with leadership and clinical team about any issues relating to medication

Interested candidates must have at least two years of working experience in mental health/SUD, one year of working experience with medications or have MAP or MOP certification, associate degree preferred.

Schedule is full time, 40hrs a week, Tuesday - Saturday from 3:00pm-11:00pm.

The pay rate starts at $21.50/hr. and is complemented with a phenomenal benefit package that includes, Dental, Health and Life insurance, a flexible schedule, paid time off, earned vacation time and paid holidays just to name a few.

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