Medication Technician

SRM MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC • Longwood, FL

39d • $18 - $0 • Onsite

About The Position

The Medication Technician enhances and improves the SRIM experience by providing Heartful Care to 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 observes and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being, responds promptly and courteously to requests, and helps maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified community environment.

The position involves working collaboratively with residents, families, visitors, associates, and management; following community policies and procedures, including HIPAA and emergency procedures; and supporting and mentoring new employees. The technician may be considered essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and may be required to report to or remain at the community until released by a supervisor.

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; 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 to address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of word-processing software and electronic medical records.
• Ability to perform the essential functions and meet the stated physical demands, 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 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 duties according to established schedules.
• Respond promptly and courteously to resident requests for assistance, including phone calls, and to requests from family members and visitors.
• Communicate in a language residents can understand.
• Ensure residents or their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
• Maintain a safe and secure work environment, practice safe working habits and body mechanics, and report hazards promptly to a supervisor.
• Assist other associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
• Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations; report to or remain at the community during emergencies or inclement weather until released by a supervisor.
• Comply with attendance and call-off policies, attend trainings and mandatory meetings, and follow the established dress code.
• Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor.
• Follow HIPAA regulations.
• Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
• Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
• Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to maintain the community in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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