Health Care Specialist

Health Care Specialist Responsibilities: Maintains the external medical appointments calendar, ensuring appointments for clients are within time frames prescribed by funder regulations and Melmark policies. Maintains the internal medical appointments calendar for clients, ensuring appointments for clients are within times frames prescribed by funder regulations and Melmark policies. Attends the Melmark Interdisciplinary Review Team (IRT), ensuring the process fidelity and meeting summaries are communicated to team members. Prepares appointment folders (e.g., insurance information, client medical information, parking passes) prior to medical trips. When necessary, provides transportation for Melmark residents for routine medical trips. Ensures the safety and wellbeing of clients during transport by adhering to all safety rules and established policies and procedures. Maintains State of Pennsylvania medication administration certification, and administers medication when needed.