Shift Supervisor Med Tech

SR COMPANIES LLC•Louisville, KY

3d•$24 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

The Shift Supervisor/Med-Tech assists with resident care, supervises residents’ self-administration of medication, and directly supervises staff during an assigned shift. The role supports a caring experience for residents and their families through staff coordination, resident services, safety, communication, and day-to-day operations. The position is based at Creekside on Bardstown in Louisville, Kentucky, and pays $24.00–$26.00 per hour.

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.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including adding and subtracting two-digit numbers and multiplying and dividing with tens and hundreds, including calculations involving money and standard measurements.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and resolve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Knowledge of word-processing software and electronic medical records.
Ability to perform the essential job duties, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Responsibilities

Assign staff shift tasks, including routine rounds, and follow daily supervisor assignments.
Resolve and troubleshoot issues independently; notify management and seek direction about serious issues.
Provide performance feedback to the Director of Resident Services and train, orient, and mentor new associates.
Accept associate call-offs and find replacement staff as needed.
Conduct daily care team meetings, skin checks, quarterly summaries, cart audits, and repeated room checks.
Update and communicate with families, make tuck-in calls, answer phone calls, and check in with visitors.
Reorder medications from the pharmacy and supervise residents’ self-administration of medication.
Review Yardi for missing information within the MORS.
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; communicate in a language each resident can understand.
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 listed on the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, dignified, and caring environment; perform general housekeeping according to established schedules.
Respond promptly and courteously to residents’ requests for assistance and to requests from family members and visitors.
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.
Assist associates when requested or required and work cooperatively with associates and management.
Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies; 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, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the dress code and HIPAA regulations.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions and suggestions, and perform other reasonable duties as assigned.