CMT Certified Medication Technician PRN

OHE OHNH EMP LLC; United States; On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Pay

Tuition Reimbursement

Free Uniforms

Great Health Plans

Company Paid Life Insurance

Job summary

Brookside Healthcare Center, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies, is seeking a PRN Certified Medication Technician to join our Cincinnati team. The role focuses on medication administration and personal care for residents in a post-acute setting.

Responsibilities include documenting medications, complying with state/federal regulations, and working closely with nursing staff to ensure high-quality resident care. Competitive benefits and multiple shifts available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Graduate of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program or eligible to enroll and graduate and pass state test within 120 days.
• Understanding of medication administration procedures and state regulations.
• Ability to perform basic math and document care accurately.

Responsibilities

• Set up and administer medications per physician orders and regulations.
• Monitor for side effects and interactions; understand nursing implications of common meds.
• Account for controlled drugs and report discrepancies.
• Chart routine medications, omissions, and PRN meds with follow-up notes.
• Provide personal care and basic nursing duties; maintain safe, clean environment.
• Maintain and organize resident documentation and participate in trainings.

Skills

Medication administration

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Nurse Aide Training Program graduate

State certification exam eligible within 120 days

Job description

Job Address: 315 Lilienthal Street Cincinnati, OH 45204

We truly appreciate our team . . . and we want you to feel it! THAT'S WHY WE OFFER . . . Various shifts to include full-time, part-time and PRN Daily Pay! Work today, get paid tomorrow! Tuition Reimbursement Free Uniforms Great Health Plans Company Paid Life Insurance and much, much, more!

Brookside Healthcare Center, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for a PRN Certified Medication Technician to join our team.

Purpose/Belief Statement

The position of the Certified Medication Technician exists to provide routine medication administration and personal care for residents to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at all times. This position must work effectively with team members in ensuring that work is accomplished and quality care is delivered while supporting team members and celebrating team successes. While focusing on delivering quality resident care, the position must also manage the resources that are available to them in their job.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Set up and administer medication in accordance with physician’s orders and state/federal regulations.
• Display knowledge of side effects, interactions, and nursing implications of common medications.
• Account for controlled drugs each shift and report any discrepancies immediately.
• Charting –routine medications, medication omissions, documentation of PRN medication given with follow up, and any other pertinent observations.
• Maintain inventory of medications.
• Rounds with nurse and physician.
• Prepare monthly medication records.
• Provide personal care and treatment function for residents.
• Perform basic nursing care functions as required.
• Create a clean, comfortable, and safe environment for residents and ensure that their needs are met.
• Maintain resident documentation records for activities of daily living, restorative programs, and resident specific forms.
• Attend and participate in scheduled training, educational, classes, and orientation programs to maintain certification and enhance the quality of care.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.
• Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and corporate policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement and safety programs, and environmental and infection control standards.

Qualifications, Knowledge/Skills & Abilities

• High school graduate or G. E. D. equivalent.
• Graduate of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program or be eligible to enter such a program and graduate and pass a state test within 120 days from date of employment.
• An understanding of medication administration procedures and successful completion of a state approved training course.
• Ability to perform basic math functions.
• An understanding of resident care procedures and standards.
• Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Prior experience in a healthcare environment is desirable.
• Ability to deal tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public.
• Ability and willingness to work harmoniously with all staff.
• Must have patience, tact, and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Willingness and ability to seek new methods and principles and be willingness to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Ability to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.

Benefits

• As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans.
• We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers.
• We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

About Us

A family-owned company, we have grown to become one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care, which includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the development and management of adult living communities. We have a single job description at CommuniCare, "to reach out with our hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through this effort we create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents, clients, and family members care for and about one another. Since 1984, CommuniCare Family of Companies has been committed to delivering exceptional person-centered care as a national leader in post-acute care for those that are chronically ill or have complex conditions. Our more than 150 skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities deliver sophisticated and transformative care to nearly 16,000 residents and patients at any given time. CommuniCare employs more than 19,000 employees across six states (Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania). As a family owned and operated company, family and heart are woven into every aspect of our continuum of care. Our mission, to serve with pride, is evident and a quality residents, families and community partners have come to expect and trust. Dedicated to improving the lives of seniors, we put extraordinary service above all else. We continue to raise the bar and innovate wherever possible to deliver a higher quality of life for those far beyond our facilities. Because of this, our facilities are a better place for residents to live, patients to stay, employees to work and families to heal.