Medication Technician

Medication Technician

Provides medication assistance and personal care to the residents of the community, following the guidelines provided by Ciel Senior Living.

Essential Job Functions:

• Supports the mission, vision, and goals of the organization, upholding and promoting the company culture and vision.
• Complete documentation per Ciel standards to ensure that all care services are provided and that resident needs are met.
• Participate in narcotic count at shift change, ensuring accurate documentation of inventory count.
• Completes administration of medication as directed, ensuring compliance with "Rights of Medication Administration".
• Participates in weekly medication cart audits, as assigned.
• Assists in timely re-ordering of medication.
• Maintains cleanliness of medication room and medication cart.
• Ensures that all new medication orders are faxed to the pharmacy to obtain medication in an accurate and timely manner.
• Inform families when mail order medicines need to be reordered.
• Follows Physician Order Protocol to ensure proper processing of orders.
• Document and report any resident change of condition/status per policy.
• Assists in creating and maintaining resident charts in electronic healthcare record (EHR).
• Participates in community Wellness Programs as assigned.
• Obtains and records residents' vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration), weight, as directed.
• Observes resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares incident report if indicated or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Ensures call lights are answered in a timely manner and attend to unanticipated residents needs as soon as possible after the call light is engaged.
• Appropriately addresses associate, family, and resident concerns to promote satisfaction and good communication.
• Is fully knowledgeable of the fire evacuation and disaster policy of the community and participates as assigned in fire and disaster drills.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal and health information concerning residents and staff.
• Demonstrates an understanding of compliance and ethics program policies and procedures.
• Completes all mandatory compliance, HIPAA and state and federal regulatory training as required.
• Oversee resident aides during the assigned shift, ensuring assigned tasks are completed by call care team members.
• Attends training courses at community and maintains up to date monthly, quarterly, annual training through designated Learning Management System (LMS).
• Attend all required all staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned, and which relate to the success of the community and the care, comfort, and happiness of our residents.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• 1-2 years of relevant experience.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Medication Administration training/certification per state requirements.
• Must meet all health requirements.
• Experienced Caregiver of Certified Nursing assistant certification per state requirements
• CPR certification.
• Must have strong understanding of the English language sufficient to read, write, communicated.

Physical Qualifications:

• Walk/Stand – must be able to continuously walk and stand.
• Environment Condition – must be able to perform work both inside and outside.
• Sit – sit infrequently.
• Lift - constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11 – 50 pounds, occasionally 51 – 100 pounds.
• Carry - constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11 – 50 pounds, occasionally 51 – 100 pounds.
• Push - constantly 0-10 pounds, frequently 11 – 50 pounds, occasionally 51 – 100 pounds.
• Climb – must be able to climb stairs on a frequent basis, with the opportunity to utilize the elevator as an alternate resource if available.
• Bend – must be able to bend at the waist, knees, hips, and spine on a frequent basis; may require frequently manipulating weights of 25 pounds or more.
• Squat – must be able to squat on a frequent basis to reach below the knee, may require lifting of 50 pounds or less.
• Twist or rotate – must be able to twist or rotate occasionally at the trunk, hips, knees, and neck, manipulating weights of 25 pounds or more.
• Reach– must be able to reach on a frequent basis. May occasionally reach overhead, requiring manipulation of weight of 10 pounds or less, and below waist manipulating weight of 25 pounds or more.