Medication Technician Maple Ridge of Essex

LCB Senior Living • Essex Junction, VT

5d • $24 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring Medication Technicians at Maple Ridge of Essex, an assisted living community in Essex Junction, Vermont. The role is available full time or part time, with weekend work required. Evening and overnight shifts are available: 3 p.m.–11 p.m. and 11 p.m.–7 a.m. The stated wage band is $24–$27 per hour, based on years of experience. A sign-on bonus is offered for full-time and part-time associates, and a travel stipend may be available.

Medication Technicians complete community and state-required orientation before undertaking regular duties. They administer unit-dose medications and maintain required records and notifications in accordance with state regulations and community policies. The position also supports residents with daily living needs, monitors and reports changes in resident condition, documents services and incidents, and participates in resident programming and ongoing training.

The role requires current medication aide or LMNA certification/license, or completion of training required by state regulation, along with mandated CPR and first-aid training. Candidates must be at least 18 years old. Prior direct-care experience or equivalent training is preferred, as is experience caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Physical duties include walking, standing, sitting, lifting and carrying at least 15 pounds, moving carts, and occasionally assisting residents and pushing occupied wheelchairs. Associates may be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials and hazardous chemicals.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must have completed medication-administration training required by state regulation.
• Must complete CPR and first-aid training as mandated by the state where employed.
• Must hold a current Med Aide or LMNA certification/license, or have completed training required by state regulation.
• Must maintain required certification or license and provide copies of documentation to the Resident Care Director or designee.
• Must be able to communicate fluently in English, both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to use a computer to document services and demonstrate computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including word processing, or ability to learn data input.
• Must be able to lift at least 15 pounds and carry objects; push and pull carts; and continuously walk, sit, and stand.
• Must be able to turn, crouch, kneel, stoop, bend below the waist, and reach above shoulder height as tasks require, using good body mechanics.
• Must have stamina to visit residents throughout the community.
• Must be able to occasionally assist with pushing or pulling residents weighing approximately 150 pounds and push an occupied wheelchair up to 200 feet.
• Must project a positive attitude toward the service provided.
• May be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials and hazardous chemicals.

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

• Complete the community’s and any state-required orientation training before being assigned regular duties.
• Dispense unit-dose medications, make required record entries at appropriate times, and notify the nurse as required concerning self-administered medications.
• 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 help residents go to bed when necessary.
• Assist residents in keeping their units neat, clean, and orderly.
• Respond to emergency calls and promptly attend to residents’ needs.
• Participate in regularly scheduled in-service training and, when requested, specialized staff training and mandatory education.
• Escort residents to meals and activities as needed.
• 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, offering cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.
• Maintain required certification or license and provide documentation to the Resident Care Director or designee.

Benefits

• Full-time associates: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and holiday pay, with benefits starting from Day One.
• Part-time associates working 24–29 hours: paid time off and holiday pay.
• Possibility of tuition reimbursement.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus for full-time associates.
• $2,500 sign-on bonus for part-time associates.
• Travel stipend may be available.
• Weekend shift differential of $1.00 for the 11 p.m.–7 a.m. shift.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed