Med Tech or Resident Assistant Fulltime or Partime

Responsibilities

• Accurately and timely distribute and document medication for residents in accordance with each resident’s physician’s orders and applicable regulations.
• Aid with activities of daily living, including bathing, showering, shaving, hair and fingernail care, dressing, oral hygiene.
• Observe, supervise, and record resident self-administration of prescribed medications.
• Report refusals and/or reactions to supervisor on duty.
• Transfer relevant information to the next shift through the shift-to-shift verbal report.
• Implement personal care plans for each resident.
• Administer medication as directed by supervisor.
• Answer emergency calls promptly and courteously, complete required paperwork afterward.
• Retrieve soiled linen and personal clothing from resident living areas. Sort and pre-soak linens as required before processing through washing machines.
• Participate in in-service educational programs as required by the community and state.

Requirements

• Must provide annual verification of a negative TB skin test.
• Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination required with exceptions for medical and religious accommodations.
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, agitated residents.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.