Medication Technician/Med Tech FT
About The Position
The Medication Technician/Med Tech enhances 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, housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging resident independence. The technician interacts with residents with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect, and observes and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being to a supervisor. The position helps maintain a safe, clean, orderly, and dignified community environment; supports dining and leisure activities; responds promptly to requests for assistance; and follows established procedures, including emergency protocols and HIPAA requirements. The employee works collaboratively with associates and management, participates in training and meetings, and assists with training and mentoring new employees. The role is considered essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather, and the employee may be required to report or remain at the community until released by a supervisor.
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, using units of money and measurements for weight, volume, and distance.
- 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 standing, walking, using hands, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and occasionally climbing or balancing and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- 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 at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
- Observe and report daily 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 leisure activities described in the activity calendar.
- Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and sanitary environment, including performing general housekeeping and laundry duties according to established schedules.
- Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance, including phone calls and requests from families and visitors.
- Communicate in a language each resident can understand.
- Ensure residents or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
- Maintain a safe and secure work environment, use safe working habits and body mechanics, and immediately report safety hazards to a supervisor.
- Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies; report to or remain at the community when required until released by a supervisor.
- Work collaboratively with associates and management to complete assignments and assist associates when requested or required.
- Comply with attendance and call-off policies, dress code, HIPAA regulations, and other established policies and procedures.
- Attend or participate in trainings, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings.
- Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor.
- Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
- Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions or solutions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments.
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
