What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medication Technician position at BASINSPIRE?
Who are you? A compassionate, caring and reliable person seeking an opportunity to make a difference for families and their most treasured loved ones on a daily basis. For you, caregiving goes beyond the essential job functions. It is relentlessly striving to be better today than you were yesterday and showing kindness to everyone you interact with!
PERKS:
- Varying Shifts Available
- PTO starts accruing on your first day!
- Enjoy a hybrid training experience of online and in person training
- We use DailyPay! Control when YOU get paid! Use DailyPay if you want to get paid for the hours you’ve already worked when you want – it’s as simple as that
- Homey Feel – Say goodbye to large facilities and unfamiliar faces! Smaller homes foster a family atmosphere for our residents and caregivers alike
- CNA Scholarship Program - we will cover the cost on eligible employees for a CNA license
WHAT A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CAREGIVER LOOKS LIKE:
- Assisting residents with ADL’s including, but not limited to, grooming, hygiene, dressing, clothing cleanliness, perineal care, showering or baths, nail care, shaving, eating, ambulating, turning and positioning residents, etc., which requires lifting up to 35 pounds
- Using therapies and techniques to prevent and improve resident behaviors
- Cooking meals and following a menu to meet specific diet requirements for individual residents. Providing water and snacks between meals. Doing dishes, cleaning the kitchen, and dining room area after meals
- Housekeeping activities such as making and changing beds, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, laundry, cleaning bathrooms and bedrooms, windows, etc
- Assisting residents in taking their medications
- Assisting residents with regular toileting including incontinence care if needed
- Keeping records, charting, medications, and recording resident activities
- Keeping work and resident areas safe, orderly and clear of obstacles
- Regular, reliable, attendance in performance of essential job functions
- Engaging residents in daily activities
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be 18 years or older, or 17 years old with Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) certificate in Idaho
- Must pass a criminal background check
- This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
- Certifications in First Aid & Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and Medication Assistance Certification
- Must frequently lift or move objects up to 35lbs unassisted
- Regular standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and crawling required
- Repeated hand and arm movements, chopping, lifting, reaching over head, standing for extended periods of time, use a step stool and work on wet slippery surfaces, able to work around extreme heat and steam in the cooking area
- Must have sufficient physical ability to: stock food; prepare, cook and serve proper meals clean kitchen, kitchen equipment; bathrooms, bedrooms, floors, etc
- Required to continuously complete ongoing education following state specific requirements
BONUS POINTS IF:
- You’ve previously worked as a cook for large groups
- Have prior caregiving experience
- Have a Food Handlers Card? Come on Down!
- C.N.A certified
- You’re craving a career with purpose
- You have knowledge and experience with medications along with a medication assistance certificate (or state equivalent)
