Med Tech
Discovery Senior Living · Jacksonville, FL · 2 wk ago
HealthcarePart-time
What We Offer
- Competitive wages
- Access to wages before payday
- Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
- Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
- Full benefit package including health, dental, vision and more (full-time)
- 401(K) with employer matching
- Paid training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Meals and uniforms
Care Giver/Med Tech Role
Provides hands-on care, physical and emotional support to each resident while maintaining a safe and comfortable home-like environment.
Responsibilities
- Care Giver:
- Responsible for a designated group of residents during the shift; knows where their residents are and physically checks on them throughout the shift.
- Observes, reports and documents symptoms and conditions of residents for changes in condition such as skin, behavior, alertness, weight, dietary and participation in activities.
- Responds to security system and resident call bells promptly.
- Notifies supervisor and/or Health Care Coordinator if a resident has increased care needs.
- Assists with continence management and disposes of all continence products properly to ensure sanitation of resident suite and community restrooms.
- Serves and collects food trays and assists as needed; reports refusal of meals or loss of appetite.
- Maintains cleanliness of resident’s room and work areas.
- Practices good standard care precautions of cleanliness, hygiene and health.
- Helps residents maintain independence, promotes dignity and physical safety of each resident.
- Actively participates/leads and assists residents with activities of daily living (i.e. bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, eating) as instructed.
- Engages residents in life skills and other life enrichment activities.
- Greets and assists all internal and external customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors and team members.
- Does resident laundry as assigned and needed.
- Medication Tech:
- Reviews service plan to learn pertinent information about residents.
- Documents and initials form as medications are given including appropriate documentation for refusal or missed doses.
- Maintains confidentiality of all resident information including resident medication.
- Reports all resident concerns made while assisting resident with the medication to the Nurse and/or Health Care Coordinator (HCC).
- Restocks medication cart after all medication passes.
- Assists in checking medication regardless of packaging system.
- Counts all narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift.
- Maintains and cleans the Medication Room, med charts, treatment carts for neatness cleanliness, availability of medications and expired medications.
- Follows re-fill process for medications.
- Participates in the development of the Service Plan and monthly updates.
- Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse and respiration rates.
- Reports occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks and hazardous chemicals immediately.
- Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Qualifications
- Certified Nurse’s Aid certification preferred.
- High School diploma/GED
- Must be 18 years of age.
- CPR Certification
- First Aid Certification
- Previous experience working with seniors preferred.
- Universal Worker
- Excellent Communication Skills
Benefits
In addition to a rewarding career and competitive salary, Discovery offers a comprehensive benefit package.
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Participation in outstanding 401(k) plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Accident insurance policies
About the Role
We are Discovery Commons San Pablo, a community located at 14199 WM Davis Pkwy. Jacksonville, FL 32224, and we are currently hiring Med Tech for the following shifts:
- PRN
- FT 1st Shift (7 am - 3 pm or 3 pm - 11 pm)