What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Medical Transport Coordinator/Aide position at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation?

Assists with Coordination of medical appointments to meet resident needs, drive wheelchair van/ accompany residents to appointments to maintain continuity of care and safety.

Schedules both in-house and external medical appointments to maintain continuity of care and resident safety.
Drives/Accompanies residents to medical appointments.
Maintains and updates resident physician appointment schedules and communicates same to all appropriate staff.

Treats resident as individual, being polite, sharing positive experiences, listening to resident, allowing resident enough time to respond.
Gives resident choices where applicable, helping the resident to understand consequences of choices offered.
Is responsive and sensitive to residents' physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs within the scope of practice.

Removes safety hazards immediately and notifies other departments as appropriate.
Assures that residents are transported to appointments in appropriate wheelchairs and not left unattended at any time.
Observes appropriate lock down techniques when transporting resident in van, assisting with proper documentation should a problem occur.
Transferring resident using proper tools and techniques.

Maintains awareness of preferences of the population we serve and communicates same to physicians and medical office staff in a courteous manner.

By responding to resident and staff needs beyond immediate assignment’ accepting changes in assignment to benefit resident care.
Notifies licensed staff of changes in resident care needs, emergency situations or unusual changes noted.
Charts resident information neatly and timely.
Ability to prioritize and organize the physical appointments and communicate same to Nursing management Staff.
Reports on all results of appointments to licensed clinical staff.
Assured all paperwork needed for consults is completed in appropriate time frame.
Participates in committees, projects, and performance improvement activities.
Assists Unit Secretary with inventory of supplies, clerical duties, and cleanliness of the unit as needed.
Maintains all aspects of HIPAA requirements.
By responding to change in a consistent and positive manner.

Assisting resident with ADL skills and grooming, hygiene needs when necessary.
Assists resident with personnel care needs outside of the facility in a cheerful supportive manner.
Ensures residents are appropriately attired for outside appointments.

Ensure proper infection control standards and guidelines including but not limited to hand washing, glove use, and assisting in the maintenance of aseptic technique in the clinical environment.
Comply with all equipment infection control maintenance standards.

Ensure proper documentation of necessary laboratory forms and specimens attained by physicians and ensure appropriate transport of same in required time frame.

Maintains and develops new computer knowledge to meet department, organizational, and community needs.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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