Medication Technician The Residence at Voorhees

LCB Senior Living•Voorhees Township, NJ

9d•$22 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring Medication Technicians at The Residence at Voorhees in Voorhees, New Jersey. The role involves dispensing unit-dose medications and documenting medication-related activities in accordance with state regulations and community policies. Medication Technicians also support residents with activities of daily living, monitor and report changes in residents’ needs or health status, respond to emergency calls, and document services and incidents in the community tracking system. The role includes supporting residents’ clothing, laundry, room, bedtime, meal, and activity needs, as well as conducting or facilitating programming that promotes cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection. Before performing regular duties, the employee must complete the community’s orientation and any state-required training. The role also requires participation in ongoing in-service training and, when requested, specialized training and mandatory education. The stated salary range is $22.00–$25.00 per hour in the job details; the posting also states $22.00–$22.50 per hour based on years of experience. The position requires the ability to document services using a computer, communicate fluently in English, and maintain required medication-aide or LMNA certification, license, or state-required training. Physical demands include frequent walking, sitting, and standing; handling equipment; lifting and carrying at least 15 pounds; assisting residents; and occasional pushing or pulling, including pushing an occupied wheelchair. The employee may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials and hazardous chemicals.

Requirements

Complete the course required by state regulation to administer medication.
Complete CPR and First Aid training as mandated by the state where employed.
Hold current Med Aide or LMNA certification/license, or have completed training required by state regulation; maintain the required credential and provide documentation.
Ability to use a computer to document services provided; demonstrate computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including word processing, or ability to learn data input.
Fluent English communication skills, both oral and written.
Ability to lift at least 15 pounds, carry objects, push and pull carts, and perform the listed physical activities required by the role.
Ability to occasionally assist with pushing or pulling residents weighing approximately 150 pounds and push an occupied wheelchair up to 200 feet.
Ability to handle potential exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials and hazardous chemicals.
Project a positive attitude toward the service provided.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience providing direct care or equivalent training.
Experience caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Responsibilities

Dispense unit-dose medications, make required record entries, and notify the nurse about self-administered medications as required by state regulations and community policies.
Order and receive medications in accordance with state regulations and LCB policies and procedures.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including toileting, dressing, bathing, eating, and walking, as described in their service plans.
Monitor changes in residents’ needs, preferences, and health status, and promptly report and document changes to the RN or designee.
Assist residents with clothing and laundry needs according to their service plans.
Supervise or assist residents with activity programs and escort them to meals and activities as needed.
Assist residents with going to bed and keeping their units neat, clean, and orderly.
Answer emergency calls and promptly attend to residents’ needs.
Participate in regularly scheduled ongoing in-service training and, when requested, specialized staff training and mandatory education.
Document scheduled and unscheduled services, incidents, behaviors, unusual events, and refusals of services.
Enter information about services provided into the community computer tracking system.
Conduct and facilitate programming, including therapeutic groups and individual interaction, that provides cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.
Complete the community’s orientation and any state-required training before being assigned regular duties.
Maintain required certification or licensure and provide documentation to the Resident Care Director or designee.