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EXPERIENCED MED PASSER

Starting wage $18 hourly. Previous medication handling experience required. Ideal candidate will be CBRF certified or otherwise eligible to become certified as Med Tech.

Summary/Objective:

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Performs work assignment in accordance with acceptable nursing standards as delegated by the RN
• Provides medication pass to assigned residents as ordered by physician and as delegated by the RN
• Utilizes pharmacy, drug references and licensed nurses for medication administration questions
• Maintains awareness of actual and potential side effects, adverse reactions, contraindications, and purposes of medication
• May not administer meds by the following routes:
• Central lines
• IV
• IV lock
• Nasogastric tube
• injection (including SQ or IM) (note: some states may allow with a completed competency but it is the policy of this Center that only nurses will administer injections including insulin injections)
• Takes and records vital signs and indicated. (should demonstrate competency for BPs if manual cuff is utilized). Reports results to nurse.
• Keeps medication cart stocked and clean
• Gives/receives report at shift change
• Maintains assigned work area, (i.e. nurse station, med cart, medication room, etc.) resident care rooms, and treatment areas in a clean, organized and sanitary manner
• Monitors medication supply and informs the nurse if medication orders are needed
• Informs nurse of any noted change in condition
• Attends regularly conducted staff meetings as scheduled by the Director of Nursing
• Resident Rights
• Knows Resident Rights. Helps the residents/patients exercise and/or protect their rights
• Reports resident/patient complaints to management
• Maintains confidentiality of resident/patient information
• HIPAA
• Follows and adheres to Center’s policies and procedures implementing HIPAA requirements for the privacy and security of protected health information
• Uses and/or discloses only minimum amount of Protected Health Information necessary to complete assigned tasks
• Reports all suspected violation of company’s HIPAA policies or procedures to Center Privacy Designee