Medication Technician Jobs

About The Position

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 add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with tens and hundreds, including calculations involving American money and units of weight, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and to address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of word-processing software and electronic medical records.
• Ability to perform the essential functions and meet the stated physical demands, 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 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 duties according to established schedules.
• Respond promptly and courteously to resident requests for assistance, including phone calls, and to requests from family members and visitors.
• Communicate in a language residents can understand.
• Ensure residents or their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
• Maintain a safe and secure work environment, practice safe working habits and body mechanics, and report hazards promptly to a supervisor.
• Assist other associates when requested or required and work collaboratively with associates and management.
• Follow established policies and procedures in emergency situations; 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 and mandatory meetings, and follow the established dress code.
• Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor.
• Follow HIPAA regulations.
• Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
• Take initiative, seek additional information, offer suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
• Perform housekeeping and laundry duties to maintain the community in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.