Medication Room Technician I

Psynergy Programs; Morgan Hill (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal per shift

Discounts via TicketsAtWork

401k 5% match

Life insurance

Paid time off

Education stipend

Bonus & profit sharing

Referral bonus

Job summary

Psynergy Programs in Morgan Hill, CA is seeking a Med Tech to join a multidisciplinary team serving adults with chronic mental illness in a residential setting. The role focuses on timely medication administration, documentation, and collaboration with pharmacy and care staff.

We offer a competitive wage, benefits, and opportunities for advancement within our growing behavioral health facilities. The position may be full or part-time and requires a strong patient-first attitude.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED- required.
• Experience passing medications in a residential care facility - required.
• Experience as a caregiver – preferred.
• Leadership experience - preferred.
• Experience working in behavioral health or in residential care - preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure residents receive daily meds as scheduled.
• Pass meds during AM, NN, PM, and HS hours.
• Document the self-administration of meds using MARS.
• Communicate daily with the pharmacy for new orders and deliveries.
• Track individual and OTC meds to ensure availability.
• Assist with floor duties as needed.
• Learn behavioral interventions and redirection techniques.
• Help clients safely access the community.

Skills

Medication administration

Residential care experience

Caregiving experience

Leadership experience

Behavioral health knowledge

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

AA/BA preferred

Tools

MARS system

Job description

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Med Room NV Full Time Morgan Hill, CA, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1592

$23.00 To $31.00 Hourly

Why Psynergy Programs?

At Psynergy, we know that together, we achieve more!

Psynergy Programs (psynergy.org) sets itself apart as the destination of choice for residential treatment of chronic mental illness in the state of California. In partnership with twenty-six Counties and Behavioral Health Departments across California, Psynergy provides rehabilitation and specialty mental health services to individuals afflicted with complex and chronic mental illness. We do this in an enriched residential environment where through support, skill-building, and treatment clients have created thriving environments and communities of care. Our adjoining outpatient clinics provide and support the highest levels of service to our clients.

We are looking for exceptional team members who can help us build and maintain the highest standards of care in both residential and clinical treatment! Come meet our team!

About You

We are seeking someone who is service-driven to work full or part-time as part of an amazing team of Mental Health Service Providers, Nurses, Rehab staff, Therapists, and Psychiatrists. You will be working with adults (18-59) who are diagnosed with a chronic mental illness (ex: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD) and live in an adult, non-medical residential care facility.

You will need:

• High school diploma or GED- required.
• We compensate you for your accomplishments and talents! Other qualifications, certifications, and degrees including AA, and BA earn you more $$ so let us know! – preferred.
• Experience passing medications in a residential care facility - required.
• Experience as a caregiver – preferred
• Leadership experience - preferred
• Great attitude - required.
• Experience working in behavioral health or in residential care - preferred.

Your Responsibilities

Your role as a Med Tech is to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assist clients who are stepping down from higher levels of care into residential settings. The goal is to see clients through their recovery process and to celebrate graduations from treatment back to home counties, families, and friends. As a Med Tech, you will help ensure that clients receive their daily doses of medications as scheduled to ensure the success of treatment and to help prevent unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations and stabilize housing. As a Med Tech, you will be:

• Working in a medium-sized (50-80 Residents) licensed residential care facility for adults.
• Passing out regularly scheduled meds during the AM, NN, PM, and HS hours using easy-to-dispense individualized baggies containing clients' scheduled meds – No bubble packs to pop out so your thumbs can rest!
• Passing out PRN medications as ordered
• Documenting the self-administration of meds using user-friendly electronic MARS
• Communicating with the pharmacy daily to ensure the follow-up on new med orders including deliveries.
• Tracking individual and OTC meds to ensure the ongoing availability of ordered meds.
• Communicating with multi-disciplinary team
• Assisting with floor duties as needed
• Learning therapeutic support and redirection through verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques – we are not a "hands-on" facility.
• Providing behavioral Interventions like properly setting boundaries and providing redirection and support
• Helping clients safely access the community.

Have ideas or skills that would help our clients? Let us know! We are always looking for individuals with special certifications, skills, training, and degrees, and compensate competitively for them! (Ex: CNA, NVCI, First Aid, CPR, Narcan, SUDS, CADC, ARF/RCFE, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, etc.)

Your Pay and Other Benefits

• High-quality meal per shift
• Employee discount on products from popular retailers through ticketsatwork.com
• 401k with 5% employer match
• Life
• Paid Time Off
• Getting an education? Let us help you pay for it! Up to $2,500 per year
• Annual Bonus and Profit Sharing
• Bring a friend who also likes to excel and get a $2,500 referral bonus.

Your Trajectory

We are a growing company with facilities in Morgan Hill, Greenfield, and Sacramento. Your opportunities with Psynergy are largely set by your own goals and progress. When you join Psynergy, you are joining a company looking for its next leaders and we believe in advancement and building opportunities for our employees! You are rewarded with opportunities and support to excel, a $2,500 annual education stipend/reimbursement, a very competitive wage/salary, and growing opportunities.

At Psynergy, you will be offered a professional home where you can build skills, your career, and best practices in behavioral health treatment. Join Us!

A full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.

The pay range assigned to this role is based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.