Medication Technician

Job Description

The Medication Tech is responsible for administering medications according to a physicians order, follow and comply with Utah Assisted Living Regulations and the Community Policy & Procedures Manual.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The employee must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations. Except as specifically noted, the following functions are considered essential to this position:

a) Administer medications and give treatments according to physician’s orders and in accordance with community policy.

b) Follow the medication administration policy as explained in med-aide training by verifying the identity of resident receiving medication, pulling the medication and recording the name of drug, dosage, route, and time of administration on specified forms and records.

c) Take vital signs or observes resident to detect respond to specified types of medication and prepares report or notifies designed personnel of unexpected reactions.

d) Notify RN/Resident Care Director and/or physician immediately if observing adverse reaction of medication on resident, or awareness of medication error.

e) Document reasons prescribed drugs are not administered and will communicate to RN/Resident Care Director and physician any patterns of refusals or meds, meals and showers.

f) Maintain accurate, complete and confidential resident medication and care records, according to established procedure. Chart any unusual incident of information on resident progress notes and in the quick mar system.

g) Responsible for maintenance of electronic medical records, assuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with regulations, certification standards, legal and ethical standards.

h) Take reports from incoming/outgoing Med-Tech and implements necessary protocol for their shift.

i) Fill out Incident Report appropriately for resident and/or personnel when incident occurs on shift.

j) Communicate as needed with physicians, families or other appropriate parties regarding resident status, changes in status, need for appointment, etc.

k) Keep medication cart and medication room orderly, clean and appropriately stocked. Will order medication refills as assigned.

l) Attend all in-services, safety meetings, staff meetings and/or other meetings as called upon.

m) Knowledge of proper transfer techniques and body mechanics to assist transferring residents with appropriate assistance.

n) Answer call lights in a timely manner (within 3 minutes). May be required to assist residents with personal hygiene tasks, and other activities of daily living as required by supervisor. May be required to assist with psychosocial groups and or activities.

o) Provide leadership and direction to other shift personnel while management is away.

p) Assist in dining room with meals; serve drinks/food to residents if needed and verbally cue residents requiring assistance.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $17.00 - $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed
• Weekends only

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $19