Medication Technician/Med Tech FT
About The Position
The Medication Technician enhances the experience of residents and their families by providing caring support and promoting the community’s Golden Rule values. The role supervises residents’ self-administration of medication and assists with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging resident independence. The technician interacts with residents with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect, observes changes in their health and emotional well-being, and reports those changes to a supervisor. The position helps maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified community environment. It includes serving residents in the dining room, participating in scheduled leisure activities, responding promptly to requests for assistance, communicating in a way residents can understand, and following procedures for residents signing out. The technician follows safety, emergency, attendance, dress-code, and HIPAA policies; participates in training and meetings; and supports and mentors new employees. The role is considered essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather, and the employee may be required to report to or remain at the community until released by a supervisor. This is a full-time position at Magnolia Bridge at Murrells Inlet in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Available shifts are 7:00 AM–7:00 PM and 7:00 PM–7:00 AM. The listed pay is $16.50 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 perform basic arithmetic, including calculations involving American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to 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 physical functions, including regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, and talking or hearing; frequently stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and tasting or smelling; occasionally sitting and climbing or balancing; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work in an environment where occasional exposure to blood-borne pathogens may occur.
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, orderly, and dignified environment for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
- Perform daily housekeeping and laundry duties according to established schedules and standards.
- Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance, including requests from family members and visitors.
- Communicate effectively in a language each resident can understand.
- Ensure residents or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
- Follow safe work practices, report hazards promptly, and follow established emergency procedures.
- Serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and report to or remain at the community until released by a supervisor.
- Work cooperatively with associates and management to complete assignments.
- Attend or participate in training, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings.
- Follow attendance, call-off, dress-code, and HIPAA policies.
- Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
- Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
- Take initiative, offer suggestions, and willingly undertake special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
