Certified Med Tech Job Description

As a Certified Med Tech you are responsible for supporting the Director of Nursing, clinical nurses in providing accurate assistance with self-administration to our residents, while also ensuring point of care documentation within the EMAR.

Responsibilities

• Assistance with Self Medication to our residents and following the 7 Rights of medication management.
• Aid with activities of daily living, when needed and not limited to all responsibilities of our

Care staff.

• Provide resident comfort by utilizing resources and materials, answering call lights in a prompt manner, address resident requests and report observations of the residents to the nursing supervisor.
• Complete forms, reports, logs, and records as required.
• Maintain work operations by following policies and procedures.
• Protect organization’s values by keeping residents’ information confidential.
• Serve and protect the community by adhering to professional standards, policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements and AHCA standards.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, in-services, reading professional publications and maintaining licensure.
• Enhances nursing department and community’s reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Knowledge of relevant nursing care.
• Friendly and professional bedside manner.
• Maintain current CPR certification.
• Multi-tasking skills.
• Effective oral, written, and reading communication skills.
• Understands legal implications of patient care.
• Certification with accredited training course.
• Min. 2-years’ experience preferred.
• Maintain valid Med Tech Certification, participating in yearly updates/certifications with accredited program.

Job Related Physical Requirements

• Job requires good physical and mental health.
• Physical activities may include lifting, rotating, and assisting residents who are partially dependent for moving about.
• Able to move throughout community areas independently.
• Able to stand and walk the entire shift.
• Able to bend, stoop, pull & twist.
• Ability to lift more than 100 pounds with assistance.
• Potential injury from transferring, repositioning, or lifting residents.
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections.
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Possible exposure to various drugs, chemical, infectious, or biological hazards.
• Subject to injury from falls, burns, odors, or cuts from equipment.

- Position reports to the Director of Nursing

Hiring all 3 shifts

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.50 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Assisted living facility

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Work Location: In person