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MED TECH JOB DESCRIPTION
Purpose
To perform non-professional direct resident care duties under the supervision of the Personal Care Administrator; and to assist in
maintaining a positive physical, social, and psychological environment for residents in the Personal Care Facility. To perform
these duties in accordance with applicable current regulations and standards governing personal care facilities; and to perform
these duties in accordance with the mission of Elm Terrace Gardens to promote the health and well-being of individual residents
based on their functional abilities and potential.
Full-time 7a-7p, excellent benefit package
MED TECH AIDE - Duties
1 Assist residents with personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, and care of clothes, hair grooming
and shampooing, oral care, and shaving.
2 Assist residents with tasks of daily living as directed by the Supervisor, including
securing transportation, making and keeping appointments, shopping, use of the telephone,
correspondence, personal laundry, social and leisure activities, securing health care, ambulation, use of
prosthetic devices, and dining.
3 Provide resident care functions as directed by the Admin/Supervisor including measuring and
recording of temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration.
4 Weighing and measuring residents.
5 Performing restorative procedures and assisting with rehabilitative procedures.
6 Complete medication documentation as required.
7 Assist dietary staff in the resident dining room with meal service as needed.
8 Identify food arrangement and components of different types of diets.
9 Assist residents in after-meal care as necessary.
10 Observe, report, and document changes in resident conditions to the LPN/Supervisor,
including changes in levels of function, appetite, alertness, and behavior, and skin breakdowns.
11 Operate resident assistive devices, mechanical lifts, wheelchairs, and other similar devices and
equipment according to safe procedures and training.
12 Respond to emergency calls placed by residents in independent living apartments or placed by
Security staff on behalf of such residents.
13 Present positive endorsement of Elm Terrace Gardens, its mission, programs, policies, procedures, and
administration to Elm Terrace Gardens residents, staff, visitors, and other constituencies at all times.
14 Report to work as scheduled.
15 Assist with resident transport to and from activities, hairdresser, on site physician, dining rooms within ETG and therapy.
16 If employee completes and passes training required per regulations to administer medications, then
* can assist residents as needed with medications prescribed for self-administration and complete medications documentation as required.
* Must comply with proper medication administration procedures including required recertification and observations to remain in good standing as per DHS guidelines.
* Proper diabetic care, including insulin and BS documentation administration, training and testing annually.
Requirements
Qualifications 1. Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and completed high school or obtained the equivalent of a high school education; or be a C.N.A. in good standing and maintain as long as employed by Elm Terrace Gardens or must have the DHS Direct Care Worker Certification as well as MED TECH certification .2. Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age with one to three years previous experience in a licensed personal care facility and have been an employee in good standing in said facility; and 3. In accordance with Personal Care Home Licensing Regulation, must be certified or capable of obtaining certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and Heimlich maneuver; and 4. Must possess the ability to speak to and be understood by residents and staff in English, and demonstrate the ability to read, write, and follow oral and written directions in English; and 5. In accordance with Personal Care Home Licensing Regulation, must be of good moral character and must be free from a medical condition, including drug or alcohol addiction, that would limit the direct care staff from providing necessary personal care services with reasonable skill and safety; and 6. Must demonstrate the ability to work with minimum supervision; and 7. Must possess an agreeable and helpful attitude toward senior adults.
Medical Requirements: 2 step PPD, Quantiferon Gold or chest x-ray to rule out TB, Flu Shot is required every year
Full Time
$38k-47k (estimate)
03/11/2023
07/02/2024
elmterracegardens.org
LANSDALE, PA
50 - 100
Private
DR ROBERT LOVELACE
$10M - $50M
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