Medication Technician

The Vered; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vered is seeking a compassionate caregiver/medication technician to provide medication assistance and daily living support for residents in a senior living environment.

Responsibilities include maintaining the medication cart, documenting MARs, assisting with meals, and participating in activities while upholding safety, infection control, and Residents’ Rights. Full-time or part-time hours with weekend/holiday rotations may apply.

Qualifications

• Must read, write and speak English to communicate with residents and staff.
• Minimum 1 year experience as a caregiver in a residential or long-term care setting.
• Must complete Medication Technician training in-house.

Responsibilities

• Provide medication assistance and documentation for residents.
• Maintain medication cart and storage room in neat, orderly condition.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, mobility).
• Respond promptly to resident needs and report changes to a licensed nurse.
• Observe changes in condition and report any unusual symptoms or events.
• Complete documentation such as MARs, incident reports, change of condition reports.
• Assist in dining services during mealtimes and encourage participation in activities.
• Participate in life enrichment programs and resident outings.
• Ensure infection control and safety standards are followed.
• Attend required staff meetings and contribute to team effort.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Medication Technician training in-house

Job description

Description

Provides medication assistance for residents in accordance with state regulations and company policy including: pouring, preparing, assisting with administration, and documentation.

• Assists in maintaining the medication cart and storage room in a neat and orderly manner
• Accepts responsibility for accurate medication counts and for security of the medication cart and medication storage room for assigned shifts
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, transferring, and mobility, as assigned.
• Engages residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care and medication assistance
• Responds to all resident needs and/or requests for care promptly, and provides or obtains assistance with care as necessary
• Always upholds Residents’ Rights
• Supports and upholds all company policies and care philosophy
• Observes residents for changes in physical, emotional, mental, or behavioral condition, unusual symptoms, medication side effects, accidents, injuries, or unusual occurrences, and reports promptly to a licensed nurse
• Completes all documentation such as medication administration records, incident reports, change of condition reports, and behavior tracking, as requested, and in a timely manner
• Assists in the dining room during resident mealtimes as needed
• Encourages residents to participate in scheduled activities and outings, and provides residents with opportunities for self expression and enhanced self esteem through spontaneous individual or small group interaction and activity
• Must be able to work full-time or part-time as agreed upon, on assigned shift, including weekend and holiday rotations
• Assist residents with activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, incontinence care, transferring, ambulation according to their individualized service plans. Participate in service plan meetings for specified residents.
• Participate in housekeeping/laundry tasks to provide a clean and safe environment for residents/staff to work and live in; this may include: bed making; laundry of residents’ personal items, towels and flat linens; maintaining cleanliness of surfaces and floors in individual apartments and common areas.
• Assist with dining services: plating of food in dining room, serving residents, cutting food, assisting with feeding by offering encouragement, cueing, providing hand over hand guidance and/or feeding.
• Participate in life enrichment programming to include gathering of residents; escorts to/from, supervision and leading of programs; and in family and social activities.
• Report and record ANY changes in resident condition (physical, psychological, behavioral, social) to nurse on duty.
• Document resident status per community policy.
• Apply principles of infection control, including standard precautions, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, cleaning and disinfection, respiratory hygiene, waste disposal.
• Monitor resident environment to ensure all safety standards are met or exceeded.
• Participate in the admission of new residents.
• Promptly respond to all pendants, call lights and pull cords ensuring highest level of hospitality and customer service. Anticipate resident needs as much as possible.
• Routinely make rounds of resident care areas to ensure resident wellbeing.
• Provide emergency response within scope of practice
• Follow through with all assignments completely, thoroughly and timely. Work collaboratively with team members to ensure success of community.
• Attends all required staff meetings and in-service training sessions
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and contributes to an atmosphere of team spirit and cooperation within the Community
• Answers phones as needed, in a prompt and courteous manner
• Promotes customer service and positive community relations by treating residents, families, other staff, and all visitors in a courteous, helpful and friendly manner
• Assists with other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Minimum of 1-year previous experience as a caregiver for the elderly in a residential or long- term care setting
• Must be able to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and other staff members
• Must be able to perform job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must complete Medication Technician training in-house.
• Climbs, reaches, bends, and/or twists
• Talks and listens frequently
• Medium work – Ability to exert 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Must be able to see well enough to write and read, and to visually interact with residents, families, and staff.
• Must be able to speak and hear well enough to verbally interact with residents, families and staff.