First Shift Medication Technician

Benton House of Sugar Hill•Sugar Hill, GA

About The Position

TerraBella Senior Living is seeking a Care/Medication Technician to join Benton House of Sugar Hill. The role provides hands-on care and physical and emotional support to residents while helping maintain a safe, comfortable, home-like environment. The position combines resident caregiving with medication support, documentation, monitoring, and coordination with nursing or supervisory staff.

Requirements

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

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 for a designated group of residents during the shift and check on them throughout the shift.
Observe, report, and document changes in residents’ symptoms and conditions, including skin, behavior, alertness, weight, diet, and participation in activities.
Respond promptly to security-system alerts and resident call bells.
Notify a supervisor or Health Care Coordinator when a resident’s care needs increase.
Assist with continence management and properly dispose of continence products.
Serve and collect food trays, assist residents as needed, and report meal refusal or loss of appetite.
Maintain cleanliness of residents’ rooms and work areas, following 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 guests, family members, residents, vendors, and team members.
Complete resident laundry as assigned and needed.
Review residents’ service plans for pertinent information.
Assist with or observe medications and treatments using the medication observation record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass.
Document and initial medication records, including refusals and missed doses.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information, including medication information.
Report resident concerns raised during medication assistance to the Nurse or Health Care Coordinator.
Restock the medication cart after medication passes and assist with medication checks regardless of packaging system.
Count narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift.
Keep the Medication Room, medication charts, and treatment carts clean, neat, and supplied; monitor medication availability and expiration dates.
Follow the medication refill process.
Participate in service-plan development and monthly updates.
Take and record residents’ temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse, and respiration rates.
Immediately report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks, or hazardous chemicals.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.