Certified Medication Technician

SR COMPANIES LLC • Cumming, GA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Medication Technician enhances and improves the SRIM experience by providing Heartful Care to residents and their families. The role supervises residents’ self-administration of medication and supports residents with activities of daily living, meals, housekeeping, laundry, and leisure activities while encouraging independence. The technician monitors and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being, promotes a safe and dignified environment, and follows community policies, procedures, and HIPAA requirements.

The position also includes dining-room service, general housekeeping and laundry duties, responding to resident and visitor requests, supporting and mentoring associates, attending required training and meetings, and serving as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather. The employee may be required to report to or remain at the community until released by a supervisor.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Medicine Technician (Med-Tech) certification.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including two-digit addition and subtraction and multiplication and division with tens and hundreds, using units of money and measurements.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of word processing software and electronic medical records.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, and talking or hearing; frequently stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and tasting or smelling; occasionally sitting and climbing or balancing; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in an environment where occasional exposure to blood-borne pathogens may occur.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate SRIM’s Golden Rule core value in interactions with residents, families, visitors, and associates.
• Supervise residents’ self-administration of medication.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging independence.
• Interact with residents across all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
• Observe and report changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being to a supervisor daily.
• Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Initiate and participate in leisure activities listed on the activity calendar.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment and perform general housekeeping according to established schedules.
• Support a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
• Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests, including phone calls, and to requests from family members and visitors.
• Communicate in a language each resident can understand.
• Ensure residents or their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
• Maintain a safe and secure workplace, use safe working habits and body mechanics, and promptly report safety hazards to a supervisor.
• Assist associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
• Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations and serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather, reporting or remaining at the community until released by a supervisor.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude toward work issues, policies, procedures, residents, families, visitors, associates, and management.
• Comply with attendance and call-off policies; attend or participate in trainings, in-services, and mandatory meetings.
• Wear clean and appropriate attire in accordance with the dress code.
• Refer resident-care inquiries from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor rather than discussing those issues directly.
• Understand and comply with HIPAA regulations.
• Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
• Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions or solutions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
• Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to maintain the community in an orderly, clean, and sanitary condition.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED