Med Tech

Ciel Princeton LLC•Monmouth Junction, NJ

About The Position

Provides medication assistance and personal care to the residents of the community, following the guidelines provided by Ciel Senior Living. This position reports to the Health and Wellness Director and may be required to supervise other staff positions.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED.
One to two years of relevant experience.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
Medication Administration training/certification per state requirements.
Must meet all health requirements.
Experienced Caregiver of Certified Nursing assistant certification per state requirements.
CPR certification.
Must have strong understanding of the English language sufficient to read and write.

Responsibilities

Supports the mission, vision, and goals of the organization, upholding and promoting the company culture and vision.
Participate in incoming/outgoing shift report.
Complete documentation per Ciel Senior Living standards to ensure that all care services are provided and that resident needs are met.
Supervises Resident Assistants on assignment in the nursing department while on shift.
Participate in narcotic count at shift change, ensuring accurate documentation of inventory count.
Completes administration of medication as directed ensuring compliance with “Rights of Medication Administration”.
Participates in weekly medication cart audits, as assigned.
Assists in re-ordering of medication.
Supervises and maintains cleanliness of medication room.
Ensures that all new medication orders are faxed to the pharmacy to obtain medication in an accurate and timely manner.
Informs families when mail order medicines need to be reordered.
Follows Physician Order Protocol to ensure proper processing of orders.
Document and report to Health and Wellness Director any resident change of condition/status per policy.
Assists in completing chart audits and thinning per policy.
Assists with documenting incident reports correctly and timely.
Assists Health and Wellness Director in creating and maintaining of resident charts/care files.
Participates in community Wellness Programs as assigned.
Obtains and records residents’ vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration), weight, as directed.
Observes resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
Schedules doctor’s appointments based on the needs of the resident.
Assures call lights are answered in a timely manner to attend to the residents needs as soon as possible after the call light is signaled.
Attends training courses at community and maintains up to date monthly, quarterly, annual training through LMS system- learning management system.
Assures all caregiver duties are performed as assigned and documented appropriately.
Addresses associate, family, and resident concerns to promote satisfaction and good communication.
Is fully knowledgeable of the fire evacuation and disaster policy of the community and participates as assigned in fire and disaster drills.
Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal and health information concerning residents and staff.
Demonstrates an understanding of compliance and ethics program policies and procedures.
Completes all mandatory compliance, HIPAA and state and federal regulatory training as required.
Other duties as assigned, and which relate to the success of the community and the care, comfort, and happiness of our residents.