Medication Technician - Luxury Senior Living - NOC Shift

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Medication Technician  Assisted Living / Memory Care

The Variel at Woodland Hills | Full-Time & Part-Time Available NOC Shift 

Join a Premier Luxury Senior Living Community

We are seeking an experienced Medication Technician (Med Tech) who is passionate about delivering quality care while being part of a collaborative and supportive clinical team. If you’re looking for a community where your work is valued, your voice matters, and your career can grow — we’d love to meet you.

About The Variel

We believe the later chapters of life deserve to be lived with purpose, comfort, and connection. The Variel is a modern senior living community in the heart of Woodland Hills, built on a simple conviction: exceptional senior living should offer the same warmth, quality, and attention to detail found in a luxury hotel. 

Our residents are more than customers, they are our neighbors, friends, and community. Every interaction, experience, and detail matters, from the care we provide to the way we welcome residents and their families each day.

At The Variel, we value genuine hospitality, teamwork, compassion, and accountability. We treat each other the way we wish to be treated in return, and we are committed to creating an environment where our residents and our team members can thrive.

About the location

Set at 6233 Variel Avenue in the Warner Center district of Woodland Hills, The Variel offers a vibrant setting surrounded by shopping, dining, entertainment, and the best of the West San Fernando Valley. With Westfield Topanga, local farmers markets, parks, and everyday conveniences just minutes away, our community provides residents with a comfortable and connected lifestyle. Designed with modern living in mind, The Variel combines thoughtful amenities, inviting spaces, and exceptional service to create an environment that feels welcoming, sophisticated, and distinctly like home.

What You’ll Do

As a Medication Technician, you play a key role in ensuring the safety, comfort, and well-being of our residents.

Responsibilities include:

• Administer medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders  
• Monitor, document, and report changes in resident condition  
• Review physician orders and coordinate follow-up care  
• Support caregivers by providing clear direction on resident care needs  
• Assist in coordinating medical appointments and care services  
• Collaborate with Home Health and Hospice providers  
• Help maintain a calm, safe environment while minimizing unnecessary      hospital transfers 
• Ensure proper inventory and ordering of clinical supplies  
• Communicate effectively with residents, families, and team members  

Leadership & Team Support

• Provide guidance and oversight to caregivers during your shift  
• Assist with shift assignments and coverage needs  
• Support onboarding and training of new team members  
• Promote a positive, team-oriented work environment  
• Partner with nursing leadership on care quality and performance  

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Medication Technician in Assisted Living or      Memory Care  
• Strong knowledge of medication administration and documentation  
• Experience working with elderly residents in a healthcare setting  
• Excellent communication and organizational skills  
• Ability to stay calm, focused, and responsive during overnight shifts  
• A compassionate, professional approach to resident care  

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of previous experience as a caregiver for older adults, preferably in a residential, assisted living, or long-term care setting.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English effectively to communicate with residents, families, visitors, and team members.
• Ability to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must successfully complete the community’s Medication Technician training program.
• Demonstrates compassion, patience, professionalism, and a commitment to providing quality care to residents.
• Ability to follow established procedures, instructions, and safety protocols related to resident care and medication assistance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Ability to frequently talk and listen in order to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and team members.
• Ability to climb, reach, bend, stoop, twist, and move throughout the community as needed.
• Medium work: Ability to exert 20–50 pounds of force occasionally, 10–20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to see sufficiently to read and write, administer or assist with medications as directed, and visually interact with residents, families, and team members.
• Ability to hear and speak sufficiently to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and team members.
• Ability to safely move throughout the community and perform duties in a fast-paced senior living environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Variel of Woodland Hills is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, and we prohibit harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including but not to limited, respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Completing an application does not guarantee that you will be offered a position. We review all applications and strive to hire the candidates who are the most qualified to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.