Medication Room Technician

Job Description

Job Description

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 is service-driven to work full or part-time as part of an amazing team of Behavioral 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, degrees including AA, BA earns 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 care into residential settings. The goal is to see clients through their individual 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, trainings, 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
• Gym membership or Peloton reimbursement
• Employee discount on products from popular retailers through ticketsatwork.com
• 401k with 5% employer match
• Life
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 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!

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.