Certified Medication Technician PRN

SR COMPANIES LLC•Macon, GA

1d•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 assists with activities of daily living, meals, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging residents’ independence. The technician communicates respectfully and compassionately with residents, observes and reports changes in their health and emotional well-being, helps maintain a safe and clean community, and follows established policies, emergency procedures, and HIPAA requirements. The position is PRN at Westhill Macon in Macon, Georgia.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or 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; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including adding and subtracting two-digit numbers and multiplying and dividing with tens and hundreds, including calculations involving money and measurements.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address 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 occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate SRIM’s Golden Rule core value in interactions with residents, families, visitors, and associates.
Supervise residents’ self-administration of medication.
Assist with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging resident independence.
Interact with residents at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
Observe and report changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being to a supervisor.
Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Initiate and participate in resident leisure activities described in the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified environment; perform general housekeeping duties according to established schedules.
Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance from residents, families, and visitors.
Communicate in a language residents can understand.
Ensure residents or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Identify and report safety hazards, maintain safe working habits, and keep the work environment free of hazards that could cause harm or falls.
Assist associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies; serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and report or remain at the community until released by a supervisor.
Comply with attendance and call-off policies, attend trainings, in-services, and mandatory meetings, and follow the dress code.
Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
Comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.