Office and Patient Coordinator OPC

Psychiatric Medical Care; Colfax Township (MI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Psychiatric Medical Care in Bad Axe, MI is seeking a diligent Office and Patient Coordinator to support patient admissions and daily care coordination. You will handle vital signs, documentation, and clerical tasks while coordinating meals and supplies for residents.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED, with CNA/MA/LPN preferred; a valid driving record is beneficial for patient transport and community outreach activities.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Certification: CNA, MA or LPN preferred.
• Experience: care for older adults in hospital or nursing facility.
• Experience performing secretarial/clerical duties; working with EMR.
• Good driving record; comfortable with transportation.
• Experience transporting patients (preferred).
• Knowledge of community resources for older adults and medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care and assist with admissions and census reporting.
• Assist patients with consents and admission process; take vital signs.
• Complete daily nursing checklist and documentation.
• Coordinate meals and snacks; participate in treatment team meetings.
• Maintain medical records and inventory of supplies; ensure cleanliness.

Skills

Patient care

Clerical duties

Communication

Driving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CNA/MA/LPN preferred

Tools

EMR / Electronic medical records

Computers / MS Office

Job description

Description

Location: Bad Axe, MI

Salary: up to $22 / hr

**THIS POSITION WILL START IN NOVEMBER**

3 Cs:

• Care – Provide the best possible patient care
• Compliance – Ensure the program operates within all regulations
• Community – Become a wonderful addition to your local community

A. Care: All employees are expected to provide the best possible patient care.

1. Ensure patient care needs are met while at the program.
2. Ensure completion of the Census report as directed.
3. Assist patients with completion of consents and patient admission process as directed.
4. Take patient vital signs as directed.
5. Complete the daily nursing checklist form as directed.
6. Assist patients in performing the sit to stand test as directed.
7. Complete multidisciplinary progress notes for documentation of absences or patient encounters as they occur.
8. Participate in treatment team meetings and coordination of care.
9. Coordinate meals and snacks for patients.
10. Complete medical records including filing and form tracking.
11. Responsible for inventory of supplies, cleanliness, group room setup.
12. Responsible for refrigerator logs and necessary action steps for temperature variances.

B. Compliance: Ensure the program operates within all regulations.

1. Comply with 25-point check list.
2. Comply with all regulations.
3. Perform billing functions required for the program as directed.
4. Ensure patient insurance verification and complete monthly insurance verification forms as directed.

C. Community: Become a wonderful addition to your local community.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of community education definitions and activities.
2. Participate in customer service training as it relates to community integration.
3. Participate in community analysis.

20. Keep up to date community education contacts as directed.

21. Participate in cohesive team environment to ensure program success.

Working conditions

Office and Patient Coordinator will be exposed to virus, disease, infection from patients.

Physical requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position required intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching as well as lifting, driving and supporting patients.

Direct reports

This position has no direct reports.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Certification: CNA, MA or LPN preferred.
• Experience: experience in providing care to older adults in hospital or nursing facility environment.
• Experience performing secretarial or clerical duties, working with computers and electronic medical records.
• Good driving record, comfort with transportation and driving a van.
• Experience transporting patients, preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of community resources for older adults, familiarity with medical terminology and medical team roles functioning with other hospital departments.