What are the responsibilities and job description for the Med Tech position at Fields Senior Living at Smokey Point?
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Provide residents with medication administration and treatment assistance and services according to the health care provider’s orders
- Supervise residents who self-administer medication while following company and regulatory guidelines
- Maintain resident records regarding medication distribution and incidents; Observe residents for safety and reports any and all changes in resident condition effectively, accurately, and in a timely manner to LN on duty
- Assisting residents with ADL tasks including but not limited to: assisting with bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing, oral care, ambulation, transfers, serving and assisting with meals, feeding, housekeeping, bed making, and laundry
- Always observe and uphold resident rights; assist residents to and from meals; Relate to residents in a courteous, empathetic, and cooperative manner
- Must be willing to work with and provide assistance to other staff from all departments to ensure quality of care for residents
- Documents pertinent information in residents charts and in other specified locations (e.g.; alert charting and incident reports)
- Communicates with physicians, via fax and telephone
- Keep environment safe and clean for residents
- Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor
- Carry and posses a working knowledge of community communication system and EHR.
- Observes for and reports resident problems and reports such problems to supervisor
Additional Functions:
- Must be neat in appearance, pleasant personality, be congenial to fellow team members, residents, families and the public in general.
- Must be capable of using own judgement and initiative in daily duties.
- Always demonstrates safe working practices.
- Maintains a professional image to residents and fellow co-workers in words, actions and in appearance
- Always maintain confidentiality and privacy of our residents and staff.
- Must possess an upbeat, positive, flexible, and enthusiastic personality and be congenial with fellow employees, residents, and the public at large.
- Must be an honest and dependable individual.
- Must maintain proper hygiene and be professional in dress and presentation.
- Must be a mature individual. Must possess the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and perform a variety of tasks, often changing assignments on short notice.
- Must be detail and teamwork oriented and have strong organizational skills, as well as the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
Qualifications:
- Must be able to pass Criminal Background Check, Health Screening including TB test.
- Must be eighteen (18) years old.
- Maintains current CPR and first aid certification
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret charting standards, physician orders, or administrative regulations.
- Assisted Living and Memory Care regulations knowledge
- Ability to prioritize, organize and delegate assignments.
- Must attend required in-services / workshops to further education of skills and community requirements.
- Successful completion of state certified medication aide/tech course.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing in standard English.
- The employee shall be responsible for maintaining the integrity of Fields Senior Living.
Physical Demands and Requirements:
- Maintain ability to lift 50 pounds; to stand or walk throughout the vast majority of the workday; and to frequently push, pull, bend, twist and reach.
- Must be willing to be active and on feet during entire work shift.
- Involves light to heavy physical activity performing non-strenuous and strenuous activities.
- Must have sufficient manual dexterity to work with the fingers and to reach/hand items.