Medication Technician

Odyssey House is a non-profit organization recognized as Utah's best and oldest mental health and addiction treatment center. If you want to expand your experience in social work and addiction, we provide opportunities to learn and start a career with flexible schedules to accommodate school and family life. This role is critical to the client and the organization. Odyssey is a large and growing agency, and we focus on promoting from within. It is common for people who start here to get promoted to full-time or leadership roles.

About the role

Opportunities are available in the following programs: Men's and Women's Mental Health.

Learn about policies and procedures to maintain client, staff, and facility safety, as this is our top priority. You will coordinate care with nursing staff and be a direct line of support to our clients. Other responsibilities include attending staff meetings and educational events, checking in medication deliveries, and picking up urgent medications from outside pharmacies when needed.

Responsibilities

• Distribution of medication to clients during scheduled med pass times
• Maintain clear boundaries with clients
• Monitor for medication diversion
• Obtain and document vitals
• Place and read PPD tests for TB
• Check in medication deliveries
• Organize the med room
• Document medication administration with accurate recording in our eMAR system
• Medication destruction when necessary
• Narcotic counts
• Communicate with full-time medical staff or medical staff on-call as necessary
• Report accurate incident reports concerning accidents, medical situations, medication errors, or facility safety risk hazards
• Maintain a clean office space
• Attend staff meetings and training
• Willingness to help out whenever possible while maintaining a great home-work-life balance

Day in the Life

You will work in the med room and perform medication passes accurately and safely. Our number one priority is the safety of our clients and avoiding medication errors. You will need to maintain clear boundaries with clients to ensure med pass is performed safely and according to policy while supporting client success in treatment by monitoring for and preventing medication diversion. You will be the line of communication with our nursing staff when clients have medical issues, and will need to obtain vital signs and other information from the nursing staff to coordinate the appropriate care.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Care about people
• Willingness to learn
• Must be willing to distribute medications to clients
• Must be eligible to work in the USA
• Receive flu shot, TB test, and COVID-19 vaccine (spiritual and medical waivers available)
• One year of sobriety if in recovery

Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of required pre-employment screenings, which may include background checks, fingerprinting, applicable sex offender registry screenings for Adult Residential roles, and other position-related verifications. Roles requiring driving are subject to a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) review and valid Utah driver’s license.

Candidate Qualities

• Passion for community service and helping others to realize their own potential
• Communication skills to problem solve directly with clients and other staff
• Reliability to fill their support staff shifts and deliver on position responsibilities
• Self-starter qualities to independently address issues and needs in our organization's community
• Teachable – willingness to learn and grow in their position

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift up to 15 lbs.
• Drive (or adequate alternate transportation)
• Sit for prolonged periods
• Perform light to moderate physical activity at times

Pay

$18.00 per hour

Schedule

Approximately 25 hours a week, with the opportunity to pick up additional shifts as needed, not to exceed 30 hours a week.

• Tuesday and Wednesday from 6:00 am - 10:30 am
• Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 am - 1:30 pm

Benefits

• Access to a 24/7 EAP program (Employee Assistance Program) for mental health support and more
• Complimentary meals with clients (residential only)
• Casual dress and atmosphere
• Flexible scheduling
• Higher pay for overnight shifts and holidays
• Opportunities for bonuses, awards, raises, and promotions
• Learning and collaborative environment
• Immediate eligibility to participate in our 403(b) retirement plan, employer 100% match up to 5% after 1 year
• 5 days a year of paid time off
• Extra time off and gift packages for PT and FT staff who stay more than 90 days
• Sabbatical program – paid vacation after 5 years of service
• On-Demand Pay – get a portion of your paycheck early for hours already worked (conditions apply)
• UTA free passes are available for your work commute