Medication Technician

SR COMPANIES LLC•Fort Collins, CO

35d•$22 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Medication Technician enhances the SRIM experience through Heartful Care for residents and their families. The role supervises residents’ self-administration of medication and supports residents with activities of daily living, meals, housekeeping, laundry, and leisure activities while encouraging independence. The technician maintains a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified environment; responds courteously to resident and visitor requests; observes and reports changes in residents’ health and emotional well-being; and follows community policies and procedures, including HIPAA and emergency procedures. The position also involves teamwork, assisting with training and mentoring new employees, and performing other reasonable assigned duties. The employee may be considered essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather and may need 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 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 address 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 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 daily 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 described in the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified environment for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
Perform general housekeeping duties according to established cleaning schedules and help maintain sanitary community conditions.
Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance, including 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 work environment, use safe working habits and good body mechanics, and report hazards promptly to a supervisor.
Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations and report to or remain at the community when required until released by a supervisor.
Work collaboratively with associates and management and maintain a positive, respectful attitude.
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 and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions, and willingly undertake special projects or assignments.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.