MEDICATION TECHNICIAN - LIBERTY COMMONS

Liberty Healthcare Management; Jacksonville (NC); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Healthcare Management in Jacksonville, NC is seeking a Medication Technician (CNA) to provide medication administration for residents and support daily nursing care. You will take and document orders, order medications, receive medications, and administer them with careful attention to safety and accuracy.

You will also perform duties such as taking vital signs, follow universal precautions, and communicate with physicians to ensure correct medication orders and resident well-being.

Qualifications

• Certified Nurse’s Aide or completed the CNA pathway with the company medication course.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs regularly or at least ten times per shift.

Responsibilities

• Provides medication administration for residents.
• Takes orders, documents orders, orders medications, receives medications, and administers medications.
• Performs nursing tasks like taking vital signs and related care.
• Adheres to universal precautions and hazardous chemical procedures to keep residents and staff safe.
• Communicates with physicians and other health care professionals to ensure quality orders.
• Reports changes in residents’ status promptly to doctors, family and administration.

Skills

Medication administration

Vital signs

Communication with physicians

Education

Certified Nurse’s Aide (CNA)

75-hour course + Medication Administration course

Job description

MEDICATION TECHNICIAN - LIBERTY COMMONS

Liberty Healthcare Management, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States

About this position

Liberty Cares With Compassion

At Liberty Senior Living is currently seeking the following position:

MEDICATION TECHNICIAN (CNA)

Job Description:

• Provides medication administration for residents.
• Takes orders, documents orders, orders medications, receives medications, and administers medications.
• Performs all procedures of good nursing care such as taking vital signs, giving enemas and suppositories, etc.
• Performs excellent universal precaution and hazardous chemical procedures in order to keep residents and staff safe.
• Communicates with physicians and other health care professionals as needed to ensure quality nursing and medication orders.
• Be alert to all needs of residents reporting immediately any changes in residents status to doctor, family, and administration.

Job Requirements:

• Certified Nurse’s Aide, or have completed the 75 hour course as well as completed the company Medication Administration course.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs on a regular basis or at least ten times per shift.

Background checks/drug-free workplace. EOE.