Shift Supervisor Med Tech
About The Position
The Shift Supervisor/Med-Tech assists with resident care, supervises residents’ self-administration of medication, and directly supervises staff during the assigned shift. The role supports a caring experience for residents and their families while carrying out resident services, staff coordination, safety, and community operations duties. The position is located at Creekside on Bardstown in Louisville, Kentucky, and pays $24.00–$26.00 per hour. The supervisor assigns shift tasks, conducts care team meetings, supports and trains associates, addresses routine problems, and escalates serious issues to management. The role also assists residents with daily activities, meals, housekeeping, laundry, and leisure activities; communicates with residents, families, and visitors; monitors resident well-being; and helps maintain a safe, clean, and dignified community environment. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, one to two years of related experience and/or training or an equivalent combination, and Medicine Technician (Med-Tech) certification. The employee must be able to meet the described physical demands, which include standing, walking, reaching, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds. The work environment occasionally involves exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (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 and subtraction of two-digit numbers and multiplication and division with tens and hundreds, using 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.
- Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate and promote the company’s Golden Rule core value in interactions with residents, families, visitors, and associates.
- Assign team members tasks during the shift, including routine rounds.
- Resolve problems and troubleshoot issues independently; notify management about serious issues and consult as needed.
- Provide performance feedback about supervised associates to the Director of Resident Services.
- Train, orient, and mentor new associates.
- Accept associate call-offs and find replacement staff as needed.
- Conduct daily care team meetings.
- Conduct skin checks and quarterly summaries.
- Complete cart audits and room checks multiple times a day.
- Provide updates to families, make tuck-in calls, take phone calls, and check in with visitors.
- Reorder medications from the pharmacy.
- Follow daily supervisor assignments and review Yardi for missing information within the MORS.
- 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 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, and orderly environment and perform general housekeeping according to established schedules.
- Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance from residents, families, 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, use safe working habits, and immediately report safety hazards to a supervisor.
- Assist associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
- Follow established emergency procedures and serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather, reporting to or remaining at the community until released by a supervisor.
- Comply with attendance and call-off policies, attend trainings and mandatory meetings, follow the dress code, and comply with HIPAA regulations.
- Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions or suggestions, and perform other reasonable duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
