Medication Technician/Med Tech FT 7A-7P
About The Position
The Medication Technician enhances and improves the SRIM experience through Heartful Care for residents and their families. The role supervises residents’ self-administration of medication and supports residents with activities of daily living, meals, light housekeeping, laundry, and leisure activities while encouraging independence. The technician interacts with residents with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect, observes and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being, and helps maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified community environment. The position requires courteous and prompt responses to requests for assistance, effective communication with residents, adherence to safety practices and emergency procedures, and compliance with policies including attendance, dress code, and HIPAA. The technician works collaboratively with associates and management, helps train and mentor new employees, and may take on additional projects or reasonable duties as assigned. The role is considered essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and may require reporting to or remaining at the community until released by a supervisor. The position is located at Seagrass Village of Fleming Island in Fleming Island, Florida. The stated schedule is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the stated pay is $15.50 per hour.
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.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
- Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, including calculations involving American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to 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 satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
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 to a supervisor any changes in residents’ health or emotional well-being.
- 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 schedules.
- Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance, including phone calls, and requests from families and visitors.
- Communicate effectively 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, practice safe working habits, and immediately report safety hazards to a supervisor.
- Assist associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
- Follow established policies and procedures in emergencies; report to or remain at the community during emergencies or inclement weather until released by a supervisor.
- Attend or participate in trainings, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings.
- Follow the attendance and call-off policy, dress code, and HIPAA regulations.
- Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
- Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
- Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions or suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
- Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to maintain the community in an orderly, clean, and sanitary condition.
- 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
