AL Medication Technician - PRN

Watercrest Senior Living•Austin, TX

About The Position

Sage Park Austin is seeking an Assisted Living Medication Technician to join its Resident Care team. The role supports the day-to-day medication management program for residents, ensuring medications are handled accurately, sensitively, professionally, and effectively in accordance with current regulations. The Medication Technician may also provide caregiving activities and participate in dining and community programs to support quality resident care.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Medication assistance license or certificate as required by state regulations.
CPR and First Aid certifications.
Ability to communicate effectively with management, team members, residents, family members, vendors, referral sources, and outside contacts.
Ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to communicate in a warm, friendly, and caring manner.
Passion for working with and around senior citizens.
Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
Ability to stand or walk for 75% of the day.
Ability to concentrate with frequent interruptions and work under stress and in emergency situations.
Ability to work in conditions requiring sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing, and grasping.
Ability to talk and hear effectively to convey messages, instructions, and information to residents and team members.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Resident Caregiver or Medication Technician.

Responsibilities

Distribute prescribed medications to residents and maintain related medical records under the supervision of the Resident Wellness Director, following medication rights.
Present medications to residents as required by the medication order record, observe ingestion or application, and assist with administration using specified procedures.
Take vital signs or observe residents for responses to medications, and report unexpected reactions to designated personnel.
Document when prescribed medications are not administered, are held, changed, disposed of, discontinued, or returned.
Review and participate in 24-hour reports, daily logs, shift crossover reports, and verbal reports as needed.
Monitor medication accountability when medications are ordered, received, administered, and handed over at shift change, as required by policy and procedure.
Respect residents’ medication rights and notify the Wellness Nurse or Resident Wellness Director about unauthorized medication held by a resident.
Seek advice from the Wellness Nurse or Resident Wellness Director before administering medication that appears incorrect.
Understand and explain medication dosage and pharmacology when necessary.
Refrain from administering PRN medications when required by law in the applicable state.
Complete incident and accident reports and documentation in a timely manner.
Immediately report changes in resident condition to the Resident Wellness Director or nurse designee.
Avoid providing treatments outside the scope of the technician’s licensing.
Assist residents with personal care and activities of daily living as assigned or requested.
Perform assigned daily housekeeping tasks using established procedures and standards.
Respond to resident emergency calls.
Maintain established infection-control practices.
Report hazardous conditions and equipment to a supervisor.
Clean and properly store equipment at the end of each shift.
Report all accidents and incidents to a supervisor as soon as possible, regardless of severity.
Maintain the confidentiality of residents’ personal care information and honor their personal and property rights.
Wear the company uniform and remain resident-ready at all times.