AL MEDICATION TECH RA

Job Description: Medication Technician

Position Summary:

The Medication Technician is responsible for assuring that residents’ activities of daily living and medication needs are being met in a safe, secure, and clean environment while exhibiting core values – Service, Integrity, Dignity, Excellence, and Teamwork.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Verifies identity of Resident receiving medication, checks the MAR to assure correct medication is being given, and records time of administration or self-administration on specified forms or records.
• Supervises the self-administration of medications by presenting medication to Resident and observing ingestion or other application or administers medication to assure all medication is being taken as directed.
• Obtains and records Resident's vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration rates), weight as directed.
• Observes Resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Performs weekly medication cart audits.
• Contacts pharmacy and/or residents’ family for medication refills as needed in a timely manner.
• Ensures all residents registered with Tena program (incontinence program) have supplies stocked in their apartments.
• Answers Residents' call signals to determine Residents' needs in accordance with Sodalis Senior Living standards.
• Encourages Residents to do things for themselves to retain feelings of independence and self-esteem. Maintains dignity of resident in all instances.
• Maintain safety of residents by removing items from their path in their room, encouraging them to use ambulatory devices as needed, provide security when bathing, dressing and walking as necessary.
• Observe Resident privacy by knocking on doors before entering, assuring privacy during baths or bathroom time, and while dressing and undressing.
• Assure resident hygiene by following bath schedule and providing baths and/or sponge baths at all other times as is necessary to keep the resident clean and odor-free.
• Assists residents with dressing as needed and assigned, so that resident will be dressed for season and time of day.
• Assists residents with toileting as needed and assigned, so that residents will maintain good toileting habits and continence when possible.
• Assists residents with ambulation as needed and assigned so that residents can move safely through the building.
• Assists residents with transferring as needed and assigned so that residents remain safe when transferring.
• Provide verbal reminders to residents as needed when it is time for meals, activities, bedtime, etc.
• Observe residents for change in condition and report any unusual occurrence to the Health & Wellness Director and/or supervisor in charge.
• Complete incident report in its entirety for any unusual occurrence, event, or change in condition including only information pertinent to the incident (no elaboration).
• Helps keep clothes clean by assisting residents in sorting clean and dirty clothing, check closets periodically for soiled clothing. Assure clean clothes are hung neatly in closet.
• Launder clothes according to manufacturer’s suggestions and return to resident rooms, hang neatly in closet or fold in drawers.
• Assist with meal service by setting tables, serving residents, providing necessary refills or seconds, and removing dishes as residents are finished eating. Bus tables after meals to assist in cleaning the dining room.
• Provide miscellaneous assistance to resident such as helping reach something, find a lost item, redirection as needed, and so forth.
• Provides daily assistance in addition to the housekeeper in keeping resident rooms and common areas clean and clutter-free. Make resident beds, empty trash containers, and pick up clutter.
• Completes daily care tracking as required to ensure all assigned duties are being performed for each resident.
• Escorts or encourages residents to attend activities to assure each resident has ample opportunity to participate in activities of choice.
• Maintains regular, punctual attendance as scheduled
• Attends all scheduled in-services.
• Assists in training new associates as assigned.
• Is fully knowledgeable of the fire evacuation and disaster policy of the community and participates as assigned in fire and disaster drills.
• Demonstrates an understanding of compliance and ethics program policies and procedures.
• Completes all mandatory compliance, HIPAA and state and federal regulatory training as required.
• Maintains appropriate degree of confidentiality.
• Reports any abuse or neglect of residents. All employees are required by law to report abuse and neglect.
• Must be able to lift more than 50 lbs.
• Performs other duties as assigned and which relate to the success of Sodalis Senior Living and the happiness of our residents.

Mission Statement and Core Values:

Sodalis Senior Living is committed to “Making a difference in the lives of our residents, their loved ones and our colleagues every day.” Our core values describe who we are and define how we live.

1. Service – “It’s not about me” a. Answer the needs of another.

• Put the needs of another first. We must put others before ourselves.
• We serve our residents, we serve our families, and we serve one another.

2. Integrity – “We do what is right, not what is easy” a. Never compromise your integrity

• Hold everyone accountable and recognize each other’s contributions
• Explicitly communicate goals and standards of behavior
• Do the right thing even when no one is looking or will ever find out

3. Dignity – “We honor & value the worth of people” a. Treat people the way you want to be treated

• Attack the problem not the person
• Respect and value diversity of experience, culture, and opinions

4. Excellence – “We always give our best” a. Doing your best to serve our residents, their loved ones, and our colleagues.

5. Teamwork – “We succeed together” a. We are a team because we respect, trust and care for one another.

• Common purpose – we need to all row in the same direction
• Create an environment that facilitates freedom to innovate & achieve extraordinary results
• Challenge the status quo, take measured risks, and resist conventional thinking
• Learn to win and lose as a team

Line of Authority:

The Medication Technician reports to the Health and Wellness Director or Executive Director.

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