Medication Technician

Prestige Care and Rehabilitation - Pinewood Terrace; Salem (OR); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Prestige Senior Living at Orchard Heights in Salem, Oregon is actively seeking a Medication Technician for day, swing, and night shifts. This role provides medication services and direct resident care, supporting daily living activities, housekeeping, and meal-related tasks in a home-like setting.

Ideal candidates have 1+ year of personal care experience with older adults, state medication pass certification as required, and current CPR/First Aid and Food Handler permits as mandated by state

Qualifications

• One or more years of personal care experience with older adults, as required by state regulations.
• Must hold state-required medication pass certification or an equivalent certification.
• Must complete state-required delegation and/or training requirements and medication pass competency.
• Word processing skills required.
• CPR, First Aid, and Food Handler permits may be required by state regulations.

Responsabilités

• Operate the medication room and services under Health Services Director guidance and state regulations.
• Process medication and treatment orders per state regulations and nursing policies.
• Administer and assist with self-administration of medications as ordered.
• Maintain accurate medication and treatment records for each resident.
• Communicate with physicians, pharmacies, and residents' families regarding care and medications.

Connaissances

Personal care experience

CPR certification

First Aid training

Food Handler permit

Word processing

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Description du poste

Information About Prestige Senior Living at Orchard Heights

Located at 695 Orchard Heights Road NW in Salem, Oregon, Prestige Senior Living - Orchard Heightshas 61 apartments of assisted living, as well as 18 units. Our community is right off of Wallace Road in West Salem, so it’s near all sorts of services and more. Our community itself is beautiful – tons of ambient light, tall ceilings, and a clean community.

We have a cohesive team that loves to work hard, but loves to have even more fun. We are motivated to serve our residents to live a fulfilled life. Our culture is one of collaboration, promote-from-within, and doing whatever it takes to serve our residents. Our team members are enabled to be creative, independent, problem solving “managers” who can “manage” their role to the best of their ability. Our leadership is there to train those who are struggling or are unsure how to execute a task – we want to do it right! We love to collaborate on all the teaching, as well as coming to creative solutions.

If working in a home‑like setting, with a strong team atmosphere, and with a national award‑winning employer (Orchard Heights is a former national‑award winning community!) that has a great promote‑from‑within culture, then Prestige Senior Living - Orchard Heights is the place for you.

Medication Technician Positions Available!

Day, Swing and Noc Shifts Available, Full and Part Time

Position Summary

The Medication Technician provides medication services and direct resident care, assist in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents. The Medication Technician assists residents with activities of daily living, housekeeping, laundry, and other daily chores.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• 1.Responsible for the daily operation of the medicationroom and medication services as directed by the Health Services Director (HSD)and in accordance with physician orders, state regulations and the nursepractice act.
• 2.Processes physician medication and treatment orders inaccordance with state regulations and the nurse practice act.
• 3.Administers and assists with the self-administration ofroutine and non-routine medications in accordance with physician orders, stateregulations, and the nurse practice act.
• 4.Completes simple treatments and monitors residents asdirected by the HSD in accordance with physician orders, state regulations andthe nurse practice act.
• 5.Maintains accurate records of medication and treatmentservices provided or omitted, including controlled substances, in eachresident’s clinical record.
• 6.Coordination with pharmacies for medication orders andrefills.
• 7.Reports all medication errors per policy.
• 8.Reports and records changes in resident condition,incidents and accidents to HSD, physician and family member as indicated underthe direction of the HSD. Completes all incident forms.
• 9.Routinely communicates with physicians, pharmacies,outside services, residents and families regarding medication and careservices.
• 10.Provides direct resident care while promoting theresident’s dignity, independence and choice, regularly observes residents’physical and mental conditions and reports changes to the HSD, ExpressionsDirector, or Executive Director.
• 11.Assists with or provides care services as directed bythe resident’s cooperative service plan.
• 12.Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously, andin a manner that respects dignity, confidentiality standards, and promotesindividual rights.
• 13.Follows and supports community fire safety andinfection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions orequipment to immediate supervisor.
• 14.Serves meals in the dining room, assisting residents atmealtime, provides resident tray delivery, and assists with dining room andkitchen clean up and maintenance.
• 15.Assists in lifting, moving and transporting residentsusing proper body mechanics or assistive devices as directed by the resident’scooperative service plan.
• 16.Assists with tours, move-ins, move-outs, and transfersand coordinates personal care services with coworkers assisting with liftingand responds to assistance pages promptly.
• 17.Performs First Aid and initiates emergency responseprocedures per policy and state regulations.
• 18.Properly stores medications and equipment and keeps them medication room clean and orderly.
• 19.Removes outdated or discontinued medications to returnto the pharmacy or disposal per policy.
• 20.Attends and participates in training, in-services, andstaff meetings.
• 21.Performs other duties as assigned.

Company Wide Responsibilities

• 1.Demonstrates Core Values of Respect, Integrity,Commitment, and Trust.
• 2.Supports a dignified and caring atmosphere withresidents, residents’ families, visitors, and staff.
• 3.Protects privacy and confidentiality of informationpertaining to residents, team members, the department/center/community, andcompany information and records.
• 4.Maintains a safe and secure working environment andpractices safe working habits.

Qualifications and Experience

One or more years of personal care experience witholder adults preferred or as required by state regulations. Must hold staterequired medication pass certification or other required certification,complete state required delegation and/or training requirements, andsuccessfully complete the medication pass competency. Must have word processingskills. Must have current CPR certification, First Aid training, and FoodHandlers permit as required by state regulations. Must complete all state required trainings asnecessary.

Education

High school diploma or GED or equivalent knowledge andskills obtained through a combination of education, training, and experience.

EOE/M/F/VETS/DISABLED – At Prestige, it is our promise topersonally touch lives every day. It is a philosophy of caring based on ourcore values of integrity, trust, commitment, and respect, that are at thecenter of all that we do. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforcethat represents all of us, coming from different experiences, cultures,backgrounds, and viewpoints. Inclusion is the way we treat one another and howwe celebrate what makes us different.

Prestige is proud to be an EqualEmployment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race,religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, orrelated medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.