Medication Technician/Med Tech FT

SRM MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC•Bluffton, SC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medication Technician enhances the experience of residents and their families by providing medication-related support and compassionate, respectful care. The role supervises residents’ self-administration of medication and assists with activities of daily living, meals, housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging residents’ independence. The technician observes residents’ health and emotional well-being, reports changes to a supervisor, and helps maintain a safe, clean, and dignified community environment. The position also includes serving residents in the dining room, participating in scheduled leisure activities, responding promptly to requests, communicating in ways residents can understand, and following community policies, emergency procedures, and HIPAA requirements. The technician works collaboratively with associates and management, assists with training and mentoring new employees, and may be considered essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather. Work is performed at Vineyard Bluffton in Bluffton, South Carolina, on one of the listed 12-hour shifts: 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.

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 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and use American units of money, weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of word-processing software and electronic medical records.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the job, 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 listed on 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 and standards.
Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance, including calls and requests from family members and visitors.
Communicate effectively in a language each resident can understand.
Ensure residents or their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Identify and maintain a work environment free of hazards; report safety hazards promptly to a supervisor.
Use safe working habits and body mechanics, and follow emergency policies and procedures.
Report to or remain at the community during emergencies or inclement weather until released by a supervisor, as essential personnel.
Work cooperatively with associates and management to complete assignments.
Comply with attendance, call-off, training, in-service, meeting, dress code, and HIPAA requirements.
Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek information, offer suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or other reasonable assigned duties.