Medication Tech - FT

Essential Duties

• Follow the policies and procedures of the facility governing the administering of medications to residents.
• Note and report errors in the administration of medications.
• Absorb and implement procedures or programs aimed at identifying medication errors, their frequency, location, and causes, and strategies to prevent them.
• Perform administrative tasks, such as filling out necessary forms, charts, reports, etc., and submitting them as required.
• Maintain a positive and cooperative relationship with other members of Health Services, attending physicians, the Health Services Director, and pharmacists.
• Report any complaints or grievances made by residents to the Health Services Director.
• Participate and cooperate with facility surveys (inspections) conducted by authorized government agencies.
• Engage in Quality Assurance programs, the Pharmaceutical Services Committee, and other facility committees or programs that affect the medication pass and aim to enhance the medication process.
• Accurately and safely prepare, administer, and document oral and topical medications.
• Verify that any medications brought into the facility by a newly admitted resident are examined and identified by the attending physician or the facility pharmacy or pharmacist.
• Follow facility policies and procedures regarding the destruction of medications; assist in carrying out these rules under the direction of the facility pharmacist or Health Services Director, including documentation requirements.
• Follow the labeling policies and practices of the facility; ensure that all medications administered are properly labeled.
• Follow facility procedures in regard to charting medications; assist in documenting and removing medications that are discontinued by the attending physician.
• Follow facility procedures governing drug receipt errors, including notifying the delivery source and the Health Services Director.
• Ensure that documentation of the drug receipt error includes a written error report, signed by an observer/witness and you.
• Follow facility procedures in holding medications for residents who are transferred from the facility or when the attending physician discontinues medications.
• Observe and verify that medication is ingested or applied as directed; document any instance where prescribed medication is not administered, including reason(s) for refusal.
• Promptly notify the Health Services Director of any errors or reactions to medications by residents.
• Verify the identity of the resident before administering the medication treatment.
• Accurately measure, record, and report the vital signs of residents.
• Follow the facility’s procedures allowing residents to self-administer their medications.
• Be familiar with the meaning and usage of common medical abbreviations, symbols, and terms relative to the administration of medications as used by the facility, pharmacists, and physicians.
• Attend and participate in continuing education programs designed to keep you abreast of changes in your profession, as well as to maintain your certification on a current status.
• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Executive Director.
• Report any known or suspected unauthorized attempt to access facility’s information system.
• Perform all assigned tasks in accordance with our established policies and procedures, and as instructed by your supervisors.
• Follow work assignments, and/or work schedules in completing and performing your assigned tasks.
• Cooperate with inter-departmental personnel, as well as other facility personnel to ensure that nursing services can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information.
• Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.

Qualifications

• Must possess, as a minimum, a high school education or its equivalent.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be a licensed Medication Aide having successfully completed a state approved training program and any necessary examination(s) in accordance with state laws.