Medication Tech (Med Tech) | FT | 3rd shift-2

About the role

The Med Tech provides quality care and assistance with activities of daily living for residents, assists with medication administration, performs housekeeping duties, responds to resident calls, supports activity programs, ensures confidentiality, and carries out related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality care and assistance with activities of daily living for residents.
• Assists with the administration of prescribed medications within the established scope of practice.
• Maintains a working knowledge of all policies and procedures pertaining to the position.
• Reports incidents involving residents (care concerns or issues) to appropriate individuals (e.g., HCD, RN/LPN, or ED).
• Performs housekeeping duties as directed by supervisor, such as making resident beds, cleaning resident apartments, common areas, dining room, etc.
• Responds promptly to all resident calls for assistance or emergency alerts.
• Assists in planning and conducting activity programs for residents.
• Follows confidentiality policies regarding release of resident information.
• Assists residents to and from the dining room and to and from activities.
• Checks on residents, ensuring attendance at meals and activities.
• Checks on residents who are ill and reports status or concerns to appropriate individuals.
• Communicates verbally and in writing to report resident status, upcoming community information, resident appointments, admissions, and transfers.
• Assists new residents with move-in transition, providing emotional support.
• Attends all scheduled medication trainings.
• Completes medication cart audits as assigned and maintains the medication cart as directed.
• Passes all medication administration observations.
• Communicates all medication resident needs to the HCD and documents in the Daily Log.
• Re-orders medications, faxes to pharmacy,