PT 1st Shift and 2nd shift.

TerraBella Spartanburg•Spartanburg, SC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

TerraBella Senior Living is seeking a Care/Medication Technician to join the TerraBella Spartanburg community. The role provides hands-on care and physical and emotional support to residents while maintaining a safe, comfortable, home-like environment. Caregivers support residents’ daily living needs, monitor and document changes in condition, and help promote independence, dignity, and safety. Medication technicians assist with medication and treatment procedures, documentation, medication-cart and medication-room upkeep, and reporting resident concerns. The position is listed for full-time or part-time work on first or second shift.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nurse’s Aid certification preferred.
CPR certification preferred.
First Aid certification preferred.
Previous experience working with seniors preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide care to a designated group of residents during the shift and know residents’ whereabouts, physically checking on them throughout the shift.
Observe, report, and document changes in residents’ symptoms or condition, including skin, behavior, alertness, weight, diet, and participation in activities.
Respond promptly to security-system alerts and resident call bells.
Notify a supervisor and/or Health Care Coordinator when a resident’s care needs increase.
Assist with continence management and dispose of continence products properly to maintain sanitation.
Serve and collect food trays, assist residents as needed, and report meal refusals or loss of appetite.
Maintain cleanliness in residents’ rooms and work areas and follow standard cleanliness, hygiene, and health precautions.
Promote residents’ independence, dignity, and physical safety.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, and eating, as instructed.
Engage residents in life skills and other life-enrichment activities.
Greet and assist customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors, and team members.
Complete residents’ laundry as assigned and needed.
Review residents’ service plans to learn pertinent information.
Assist with and observe medications and treatments using the medication observation record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass.
Document and initial medication forms as medications are given, including documentation of refusals or missed doses.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information, including medication information.
Report resident concerns raised during medication assistance to the Nurse and/or Health Care Coordinator.
Restock the medication cart after medication passes and assist in checking medications regardless of packaging system.
Count narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift.
Maintain and clean the Medication Room, medication charts, and treatment carts; ensure neatness, cleanliness, medication availability, and removal of expired medications.
Follow the medication refill process.
Participate in developing and updating service plans monthly.
Take and record temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse, and respiration rates.
Immediately report occupational exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharps, or hazardous chemicals.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.