Medical Services Administrator (#021739) Lieber Correctional Inst, (Dorchester) Level 3

Job Responsibilities

This is a temporary position with full-time hours

• Monitors medical records.
• Encourages compliance with documentation requirements.
• Updates the EHR.
• Completes additional related administrative medical tasks as assigned by the Division Director of Institutional Administrative Medical Services.
• Documents appointment updates in the EHR.
• Ensuring that prescription refills are sent to the Pharmacy, filled and returned in a timely manner, upon receipt at institution distributed as appropriate by nursing staff.
• Coordinates the scheduling of outside medical appointments, internal clinic appointments and initiatives.
• Ensures follow-up appointments are scheduled in a timely manner.
• Monitors the timeliness of prescription refill requests and receipt.
• Prepares and maintains specialized reports, including a weekly report documenting any medical inconsistencies, prescription refill issues, appointments missed, new chronic illnesses, and other critical services to ensure follow-through.
• Establishes and coordinates a system of checks and balances for ensuring appointment fulfillment, records accuracy, timeliness of prescription administration, and timeliness of chronically ill follow-ups as well as other critical functions of the institutional medical area.

Resume Preferred.

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(803) 896-1649
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Minimum And Additional Requirements
State of South Carolina Minimum Requirements:
SCDC Minimum Requirements
(Or an acceptable equivalency as approved by the Division of State Human Resources).
A High School diploma and two (2) years of administrative experience in a medical environment;
OR
A bachelor's degree and any experience in a medical environment.
Additional Comments
The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.