Vaccine Coordinator

Pay Range: $22.00 to $30.00 per hour, Depends on Experience (DOE)

Location: City Heights, El Cajon

Summary:

The Vaccine Coordinator is required to be present when vaccines are delivered and immediately process them into inventory and document all the vaccines in real time into SDIR/ Nextgen. The Vaccine coordinator must submit the appropriate reports on time as requested per State/ VFC requirements. Vaccines are expensive and sensitive to temperature. Careful vaccine coordination is essential to ensure that acceptable temperature ranges are maintained.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that acceptable temperature ranges have been maintained.
• Rotate the vaccine inventory so that vaccines with shorter expiration dates are used first.
• Store vaccines in their original packing and position them 2-3 inches away from the walls and floor, allowing space for air circulation.
• Ensure that there are no expired vaccines in the refrigerator or freezer.
• Separate 317/VFA supplied vaccines, VFC supplied vaccines, and State General Fund supplied and privately purchased vaccines. Group vaccines by type and clearly label them.
• Never store vaccines in the doors, drawers or bins.
• Perform routine cleaning on vaccine storage units.
• Use a certified calibrated temperature monitoring device to review refrigerator and freezer temperatures.
• Perform remainders and recalls every week.
• Set up temperature monitor devices.
• Read and record minimum, current, and maximum temperatures on a VFC-supplied log twice a day.
• Take immediate action if temperatures are outside acceptable ranges.
• Retain all paper logs and electronic records for 3 years.
• Perform a physical inventory of all vaccines in stock.
• Place private vaccine orders in a timely manner to keep the supply available for our patients.
• Account for doses of returned or transferred vaccines since the last order.
• Complete and submit VFC/VFA vaccine orders at my VFC vaccines.org.
• Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform other job- related duties requested by their supervisor.

Job Requirements:

Education: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.

Certification (s): Medical Assistant Certificate and current valid CPR Card.

Experience: 1-2 years’ experience in physician office or hospital setting as a Medical Assistant or Vaccine Coordinator preferred.

Verbal and Written Skills to perform the job: Bilingual preferred. Be Familiarity with basic word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Accurate keyboarding skills.

Technical knowledge and skills required to perform the job: Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills and the demonstrated ability to work with diverse individuals and groups. Demonstrate high levels of self-initiation and direction. Knowledge of communities we serve. Knowledge and experience working in medical settings and interacting collaboratively with medical teams. Skill in analyzing situations and making timely decisions.

Physical and Mental Requirements: Work involves sitting, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms. The employee may be required to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

La Maestra Community Health Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class, political affiliation, or belief.