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POSITION: Medication Technician
REPORTSTO: Health and Wellness Director
FLSA: Hourly
OURMISSION:Wefocusonprovidinggenuinehospitalityandfive-starqualitycare.
POSITIONSUMMARY
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 Senior Living 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 re-ordering of medication.
- Maintains cleanliness of medication room.
- Ensures that all new medication orders are faxed to the pharmacy to obtain medication in an accurate and timely manner.
- Informs 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 of resident charts/care files.
- 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 report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
- Schedules doctor’s appointments based on the needs of the resident.
- Assures call lights are answered in a timely manner to attend to the residents needs as soon as possible after the call light is signaled.
- Attends training courses at community and maintains up to date monthly, quarterly, annual training through LMS system- learning management system.
- 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.
- Other duties as assigned, and which relate to the success of the community and the care, comfort, and happiness of our residents.
- High School Diploma/GED.
- One to two years of relevant experience.
- 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 and write.
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.
