Medication Monitoring Assistant

Essential Functions

• Provides medication monitoring services to CrossWinds clients by traveling to client residences each day, twice a day for some clients.
• Coincides services between pharmacies, Medication Clinic, and nursing staff.
• Mets with clients weekly to refill locked medication boxes, coordinate with providers, and educate on medications where appropriate.
• Communicates questions or concerns to supervisor regarding medication monitoring provided to clients.
• Coincides with the client’s pharmacy to ensure that medications are filled and picked up in a timely manner.
• Ensures that the client’s treatment team is aware of any client changes, such as the client going out of town, or a change in the client’s phone number and/or address.
• Notifies supervisor directly with any schedule changes for clients and will report no shows for medication monitoring.
• Completes documentation of medication monitoring notes for clients.
• Sends timecards and all work-related paperwork in a timely manner and in an acceptable format as determined by agency requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally lifts or moves up to 25 pounds.
• Stand, walk, sit, handle objects, grasp and reach for items with hands and arms, manipulate hands and fingers, climb stairs, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Read, write, comprehend, and speak the English language.
• Interpret written materials, write reports and business correspondence, and effectively present and respond to questions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Associate’s Degree and prior experience in the health and human services field is preferred.
• Certification as a Certified Medication Assistant (CMA) is required.
• Computer experience in Microsoft Office programs and basic computer fluency.
• Ability to work with persons with serious emotional disturbance and/or severe and persistent mental illness; possess demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to react effectively in a variety of human service situations; ability to prioritize assignments; ability to work independently and as a member of a therapeutic team.