Med Tech

About the role

Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs. The medication aide who prepares the medicine administers same. Checks and prepares each dose immediately preceding administration. Follows administration protocol:

• a. Checks medication with transcribed or original order.
• b. Checks all information on label or package for accuracy and clarity.
• c. Clearly identifies the resident with proper medication.

Responsibilities

• Considers the following when administering a medication.
• a. General use of the medication
• b. Therapeutic action
• c. Usual dosage
• d. Factors modifying dosage and effects
• e. Precautions and contraindications
• f. Antidote, if known
• g. Route and frequency of administration
• h. Signs of deterioration of the medication
• Checks with the charge nurse if there are any questions regarding any medication.
• Records administration of the medication on resident’s medication administration record.
• Discards medication refused or otherwise not given and records on medication administration record.
• Reports medication errors or reactions to medications immediately to the charge nurse, who, in turn, reports to the resident’s attending physician and completes the necessary documentation.
• Performs accurate pulse and blood pressure and recognizes their significance in drug therapy.
• Administers PRN medication only under the following directives.
• a. FOR NON-LEGEND (OTC) DRUGS May be administered without prior permission
• b. FOR LEGEND PRN DRUGS CMA informs the charge nurse who first makes a bedside assessment; documents that assessment on the clinical record; giving permission of the CMA to administer medication; or charge nurse administers same.
• The CMA charts PRN medication on the medication administration record and in the nursing notes.
• Signs and has access to the controlled schedule drug cabinet.
• Administers medication only upon a written physician’s orders.
• Affords assistance to residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, toileting and exercising.
• Gives treatments, performs tests, carries out procedures and collects specimens as instructed.
• Reports and records observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures and specimens when indicated.
• Transfers, transports and escorts residents as needed.
• Answers signal lights promptly.
• Changes bed linens, makes beds and keeps rooms clean and orderly.

Requirements

Med Tech certificate required.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

None specified.

Benefits

• Scholarships and Educational Assistance Programs
• Extraordinary Reward Points
• Comprehensive benefits
• Variety of Employee-led Committees
• A Free and Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Training
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• (401)K Retirement
• Cypress Village has partnered with Daily Pay to give our team members control over accessing their paycheck on their own schedule.

Pay

$16.00 an hour

Schedule

Part Time Positions Every Other Weekend Shifts