Medication Management Nurse Lead
Description
POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direct supervision of the Medication Room Manager, this position is responsible for assisting participants to determine the best option for medication management through a nursing assessment of participant’s current medication management. Completion of appropriate documentation of filling medication planner by following participant medication profile/current medication list. Follow written Provider order and make the necessary medication changes in the current medication planner prior to schedule delivering, with next medication planner or with participant self-administration per Provider guidance. Promotes professional working relationships with both internal and external customers. Adheres to and supports all organizational policies, procedures, and standards.
MISSION: Improving lives, Optimizing wellness, Promoting independence
COMPETENCIES:
- Technical Expertise
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Effective Communication
- Results Oriented
- Personal Credibility
- Quality Focus
- People Focus
- Flexibility
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Assess and educate participants for the best option for medication management.
- Obtain Provider order for medication management with diagnosis.
- Write and maintain care plan for medication management.
- Safely and accurately fill medication planner with Provider written order through medication profile and current medication list.
- Accurately completes documentation in the Participants electronic health record, and routes to Provider for co-signature.
- Communicates with participants about medications including changes, answers questions, provides education, and provides support for use of medication planner.
- Completes verification of medications against CareKinesis profile with each cycle fill.
- Verification of medications in the participant's medication box against current medications list.
- Notification of any discrepancies to the appropriate professional (Medication room nurses, CareKinesis techs &/or provider) for clarification.
- Requests medications (short fill) that are not available for completion of medication planner prior to delivery to participants.
- Consistently cooperates and supports organization in problem solving issues.
- Close communication with Provider with unforeseen issues with participants medication management.
- Closely communicates with Interdisciplinary team members as appropriate to maintain participant's well-being and independence.
- Daily monitoring of controlled medications through medication counts in locked boxes.
- Continued guidance, monitoring and compliance of medication destruction of participant's discontinued, unused and refused medication per guidelines in appropriate disposal containers.
- Maintains courteous, helpful, and professional behavior on the job.
- Oversight of Q-Map/CNA-Med with filling of medication planner per current medication list, accurate documentation in electronic health records and co-signature of documentation.
- Perform random quality and compliance audits of medication planners prior to delivery to participants with compliance education to Q-Map and report to medication room manager.
- Double verification of time of day and times set on electronic medication planner prior to placing in sealed bag for delivery to participant.
- Managing daily and monthly calendar with adjustments for delivery of medication planner to participant.
- Phone or in person communication and evaluation with participant on medication options, scheduling home visits to educate, demonstration and set up of appropriate/participant agreement with medication management options.
- Collaboration with participants Provider with best option for medication management and changes as appropriate.
- Through communication/reference from others on the Interdisciplinary team on known issues that participants may be having with medication management to find best medication option to achieve optimal participant independence.
- Collaboration with participants Provider and team to identify medication management issues/concerns.
- Review of participant chart to identify diagnosis that may hinder participant independence with medication management.
- Other duties as requested/assigned.