Medication Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Successfully complete a state-approved school of medication administration.
• Hold a current acknowledgment card or certification issued by a state agency.
• Be willing to abide by restrictions placed on the job by the state agency.
• Be a certified nursing assistant.

Responsibilities

• Work under the supervision of a licensed vocational nurse or registered professional nurse.
• Administer PRN medications after authorization by the facility’s licensed nurse or the resident’s treating physician.
• Organize assigned medication duties to prepare, pass, and document routine prescribed medications; administer PRN medication only when instructed by a licensed nurse.
• Document all PRN medications in all required chart areas according to state standards.
• Observe and report medication reactions and side effects to the facility’s charge licensed nurse.
• Take and record vital signs before administering medications that could affect or change vital signs.
• Personally prepare medications that the medication aide is permitted to administer, then administer and document them in the resident’s clinical record.
• Administer oxygen by nasal channel or non-sealing face mask only in an emergency; immediately notify the licensed nurse on duty or on call afterward and document the activity and notification.
• At the charge nurse’s discretion, count narcotics, administer routine prescribed narcotics, and document them on the individual and medication sheets.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Vacation
• Tuition reimbursement
• Daily wage access
• Opportunities for advancement through cross-training and shadowing in diverse departments