Medication Technician/Med Tech FT

SR COMPANIES LLC • Jacksonville, FL

4d • $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 provides support with activities of daily living, meals, housekeeping, laundry, and resident activities while encouraging independence. The technician observes and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being, helps maintain a clean, safe, and orderly community, and responds promptly and courteously to requests for assistance.

The position requires respectful, empathetic communication with residents, families, visitors, and associates; adherence to community policies, emergency procedures, and HIPAA regulations; and teamwork with associates and management. 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. The role also includes supporting the training and mentoring of new employees and performing other reasonable duties as assigned.

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, subtract, multiply, and divide, including using units of American money and measurements of weight, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagram 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, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

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 according to established schedules.
• Promote a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
• Respond promptly and courteously to resident requests, phone calls, and requests from family members 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 workplace; report hazards immediately and use safe working habits and good body mechanics.
• Assist associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
• Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies; report to or remain at the community when required as essential personnel.
• Comply with attendance and call-off policies, attend trainings, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the dress code.
• Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor.
• Follow HIPAA regulations.
• Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
• Take initiative, seek information, offer solutions or suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments.
• Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to keep the community orderly, clean, and sanitary.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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