Medication Technician/Med Tech FT 7A-7P

SR COMPANIES LLC • Fleming Island, FL

1d • $16 - $0 • 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 assists with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging resident independence. The technician interacts regularly with residents, observes and reports changes in their health and emotional well-being, and helps maintain a safe, clean, orderly, and dignified community environment.

The position also includes supporting dining and leisure activities, responding courteously to requests, communicating in a way residents can understand, following safety and emergency procedures, and complying with community policies and HIPAA. The technician works collaboratively with associates and management, may assist with training and mentoring new employees, and performs other reasonable duties as assigned. This is a full-time position at Seagrass Village of Fleming Island in Fleming Island, Florida, with a 7 a.m.–7 p.m. schedule and pay of $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 perform basic arithmetic, including operations involving American money, weight, volume, and distance measurements.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve 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

• Demonstrate and promote SRIM’s Golden Rule core value in interactions with residents, families, visitors, and associates.
• Supervise residents’ self-administration of medication.
• Assist with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging resident 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, orderly, and sanitary environment, and perform housekeeping duties 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 workplace, use safe working habits and body mechanics, and promptly report safety hazards to a supervisor.
• Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies; serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and report to or remain at the community until released by a supervisor.
• Assist associates when requested or required and work as a team with associates and management.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude toward work issues, policies, procedures, residents, families, visitors, associates, and management.
• Comply with attendance and call-off policies, attend trainings, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the dress code.
• Refer resident care inquiries from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor rather than discussing resident care issues with them.
• Understand and comply with HIPAA regulations.
• Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
• Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions or solutions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED