Medication Technician/Med Tech FT

SR COMPANIES LLC•Murrells Inlet, SC

8d•$17 - $0•Onsite

About The Position

The Medication Technician enhances and improves the resident and family experience by providing considerate, respectful care and supporting residents’ daily needs. The role supervises residents’ self-administration of medication, assists with activities of daily living, meals, light housekeeping, and laundry, and encourages residents’ independence. The technician observes and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being, helps maintain a clean and safe community, and responds promptly and courteously to requests for assistance. The position also supports dining and leisure activities, follows established policies and procedures—including emergency procedures and HIPAA requirements—and works collaboratively with associates and management. Medication Technicians may assist with training and mentoring new employees and take on other reasonable duties as assigned. This is a full-time position with 7:00 AM–7:00 PM and 7:00 PM–7:00 AM shifts available.

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 10s and 100s, including using American money and weight, volume, and distance measurements.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to instructions in written, oral, or diagram form and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of word-processing software and electronic medical records.
Ability to perform the physical functions described, 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 resident leisure activities as described in the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified environment for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
Perform general housekeeping and laundry duties according to established schedules.
Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance, including calls and requests from residents’ families and visitors.
Communicate 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, use safe working habits and body mechanics, and report hazards to a supervisor.
Assist associates when requested or required and work as a team with associates and management.
Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies; report to or remain at the community until released by a supervisor when required as essential personnel.
Maintain a positive and respectful attitude and comply with attendance, call-off, dress code, training, in-service, and mandatory meeting requirements.
Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
Comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.