Medication Technician

All Shifts Open

Anthem Memory Care is guided by a single purpose: To engage, protect, and love people living with memory loss. We are committed to sustaining a safe, active, and loving environment; to give our families peace of mind; to be patient, seeking to understand those living with memory loss; to provide each Anthem team member the opportunity for personal and professional growth, and to be respectful, trustworthy, and good stewards in all we do.

Under general supervision, performs and/or supervises delivery of health services for all residents; directs and manages staff to ensure the safety and well being of the residents.

REPORTS TO: Clinical Services Director

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Know and understand the vision, purpose, values and goals of Anthem Memory Care.
• Assesses health and safety needs of residents; oversees medical care (medications/treatments);
• Assures that social model of assisted living is in operation;
• Assists with family contact when medical issue is involved and provides information about residents' conditions and discusses alternative actions;
• Provides assessment input about residents to the clinical services director;
• Participates in the preparation for the Department of Social Services annual inspection;
• Assists in development of annual strategic plan goals for the health issues in the resident services department; actively participates in the total strategic plan goals for the resident services department;
• Acts as a back-up to the director in his/her absence;
• Attends in-service training workshops, educational classes, and meetings;
• Responds to emergency situations;
• Acts as liaison with doctors and residents;
• Conducts work tasks safely and in compliance with the community safety program;
• Provides effective and courteous service to all residents, guests and co-workers;
• Assists in other departments as needed;
• Schedules transportation for residents to appointments if resident is unable;
• Performs other related essential duties as required.

A High School Diploma, vocational/technical training; at least three years of experience, preferably in a geriatric setting; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities.

CERTIFICATION AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Medication Tech, CMA, or QMAP certification
• Requires First Aid and CPR certification;
• Criminal record clearance or criminal record exemption, as required by law
• Health evaluation to ensure ability to perform duties of the position and the absence of any communicable disease, including tuberculosis and CXR clearance.

Knowledge of:

• Policies, procedures, methods, and practices of the community;
• Medical terminology;
• Methods and procedures involved in handling emergency situations;
• Use of medical supplies and equipment;
• Medication dispensed to residents;
• Supervisory methods and techniques;
• Records, graphs, reports, etc. used in the daily performance of duties;
• Principles and practices of nursing care.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to operate automated office machines including computer, calculator, telephone, and copier;
• Ability to operate and use a variety of health care equipment and tools including stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, glucometer, oxygen, otoscope, emergency and disaster equipment, etc.;
• Ability to utilize a variety of clerical, secretarial, medical and computer supplies;
• Must be physically able to exert considerable force occasionally in order to assist residents who have fallen and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects;
• Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of residents to position or transport them;
• Ability to perceive and discriminate colors, sounds, textures, odors, and forms.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Ability to assign, review, plan, and coordinate the work of other employees;
• Ability to provide instruction to other employees;
• Ability to recommend the discipline or discharge of other employees.

Mathematical Knowledge:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, calculate decimals and percentages, use college level algebra;
• Knowledge of and ability to use the metric system for medications.

Judgment and Situational Reasoning:

• Ability to apply principles of rational systems such as nursing;
• Ability to apply principles of influence systems in the training and counseling of personnel;
• Ability to use independent judgment and discretion in supervising activities, handling difficult situations, maintaining standards, providing assistance and information.

Language and Interpersonal Communication:

• Ability to comprehend and correctly use a variety of informational documents including resident records, telephone calls, lab reports, x-rays, attendance records, letters, time sheets, resident reviews, job applications and budgets;
• Ability to comprehend a variety of reference books and manuals including PDR, medical books, reports, journals, resident nursing notes, payroll summary and resident review;
• Ability to prepare performance appraisals, weekly reports, resident reviews and other job related documents using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style;
• Ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, maintain confidentiality of restricted information, and to follow instructions;
• Ability to use and interpret medical, counseling, marketing, and personnel terminology and language;
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and families, clients, physicians, nurses, staff, resident assistants, supervisor and client representatives verbally and in writing.

Have ability to work effectively in a community environment.

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