Medication Technician

SR COMPANIES LLC•Austin, TX

14d•$19 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

The Medication Technician is responsible for enhancing and improving the SRIM experience through Heartful Care for residents and their families. The role supervises residents’ self-administration of medication and supports residents with daily living, meals, housekeeping, laundry, and activities while encouraging independence. The technician observes and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being, responds to requests for assistance, and contributes to a dignified, safe, caring, and orderly community environment. The role also includes dining-room service, participation in resident activities, housekeeping and laundry duties, support for associates, and assistance with training and mentoring new employees. The Medication Technician follows community policies and procedures, including emergency response, attendance, dress code, and HIPAA requirements. This position is considered essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and may require reporting to or remaining 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.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, including using American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to follow 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 perform the essential duties, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including occasionally 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 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 leisure activities described in the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, and perform general housekeeping according to established cleaning schedules.
Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance, including phone calls, and to requests from families and visitors.
Communicate in a language each resident can understand.
Ensure residents or their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Maintain a safe and secure work environment, practice safe working habits, and immediately report safety hazards to a supervisor.
Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations; report or remain at the community until released by a supervisor when required.
Work collaboratively with associates and management and maintain a positive, respectful attitude.
Comply with attendance and call-off policies, attend trainings and mandatory meetings, and follow the established dress code.
Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions or suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments.
Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to maintain the community in an orderly, clean, and sanitary condition.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.