Certified Medication Technician

Sr Companies; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Full time

Job summary

Sr Companies in Ponca City, OK is seeking a dedicated individual to enhance and improve the SRIM experience for residents in Heartful Care. This role involves supervising medication self-administration, assisting with daily living activities, and maintaining a safe environment for all residents.

The ideal candidate should possess a high school diploma or GED and relevant experience. The position can involve lifting and moving up to 50 pounds, and it is primarily on-site.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or one to two years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and improve the SRIM experience for residents and families.
• Supervise self-administration of medication.
• Assist with ADLs, meal service, and light housekeeping.

Skills

High school diploma or GED

Medicine Technician (Med-Tech) certification

Ability to read and interpret documents

Knowledge of word processing software

Job description

Job Location

Creekside Village - Ponca City, OK 74604

Salary

$16.00 - $16.00 Hourly

Job Summary

Responsible for enhancing and improving the SRIM experience specifically in the Heartful Care for our residents and their families by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and promotes SRIM's core value of the Golden Rule, treating others, including residents, families, visitors, and associates, in the same way we would like to be treated.
• Supervises self‑administration of medication for residents.
• Assists with ADL's, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry while encouraging resident independence.
• Speaks to/interacts with residents at all levels of care constantly, while showing empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
• Observes and reports to supervisor daily and all changes in the resident’s health and emotional well‑being.
• Serves and assists residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
• Responsible for initiating and participating in leisure activities provided to residents as described in the activity calendar.
• Maintains a clean, safe, and orderly environment for all residents at all times.
• Performs daily general housekeeping duties following established cleaning schedules.
• Ensures and supports a dignified and caring atmosphere for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
• Always responds promptly and courteously to resident’s requests for assistance including phone calls and requests from family members and visitors.
• Communicates effectively in a language that each resident is capable of understanding.
• Ensures residents and/or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
• Maintains a safe and secure working environment free of objects/situations that could cause harm and/or falls to residents, families, visitors, and associates.
• Practices good body mechanics and safe working habits at all times.
• Observes and reports safety hazards immediately to supervisor.
• Provides assistance to associates when requested or required.
• Knows, understands, and follows established policies and procedures in emergency situations.
• Responsible for being considered essential personnel during emergencies and/or inclement weather. Is required to report or remain at community until released by supervisor.
• Works as a team player with other associates and management in accomplishing work assignments.
• Demonstrates a positive and respectful attitude about work issues, policies, and procedures at all times.
• Demonstrates a positive and respectful attitude with residents, families, visitors, associates and management at all times.
• Complies with attendance and call off policy.
• Attends and/or participates in trainings, in‑service, and mandatory meetings.
• Wears clean and appropriate dress per established dress code policy at all times.
• Refrains from discussing resident care issues with families and visitors and refers all inquiries to immediate supervisor.
• Knows, understands, and complies with HIPAA regulations.
• Assists with training of new employees.
• Assists in mentoring new employees.
• Takes the initiative in work, seeks out additional information, and offers solutions/suggestions, all without asking.
• Takes on special projects or assignments outside of regular duties willingly.
• Provides a variety of housekeeping and/or laundry duties in maintaining the community in an orderly, clean, and sanitary condition.
• Performs any other reasonable duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Educational/Experience: High school diploma or GED; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certificates and Licenses: Medicine Technician (Med‑Tech) certification.
• Language Ability: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Math Ability: Ability to add and subtract two‑digit numbers; multiply and divide with tens and hundreds; perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills: Knowledge of word processing software and electronic medical records.

Physical Demands

Employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear; frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance; and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment occasionally exposes employees to blood‑borne pathogens.