Medication Technician

Pacifica Senior Living is looking for a great Medication Aide to join our team!

We are proud to be voted best senior living in the Nation for 2020!

Pacifica Senior Living, a division of Pacifica Companies founded in 1978, has communities throughout Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, Virginia and Utah. Our communities offer Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Adult Day Care, Respite and Skilled Nursing.

Pacifica Senior Living is a dynamic growing senior living company that provides elegant senior living throughout the United States. We are always seeking highly motivated, focused and determined people to join our team! Our Senior Living options include: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Namaste Therapy, Hospice, Home Health, and Personalized Living.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Read and implement care/activities of daily living (ADLs) according to resident service plan within the scope of practice of certification or licensure. Effectively works within professional scope of practice per state laws, regulations and professional standards.
• Responds to resident needs, pendant calls, and other community alarms in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates empathy and develops caring rapport with residents. Promotes resident independence and self-care.
• Communicates clearly, professionally, and timely. Maintains professional communication channels with all members of healthcare team.
• Reads, writes, speaks, and understands English at the level necessary for performing duties.
• Delivers care and services in accordance with individual service plan for all assigned residents. Maintains accurate and complete records of care delivered. At the start of each shift conducts visual safety check on all assigned residents and at the end of each shift, effectively communicates (written or verbal) resident status with next shift.
• Communicates change of condition in any resident to nursing in a timely and effective manner.
• Completes incident reports accurately and timely. Understands policies pertaining to safety and infection control and demonstrates practices to control the spread of communicable illnesses. Promotes a clean, orderly, and safe environment. Assist housekeeping and maintenance staff to keep community and resident property clean.
• Recognizes, responds to and reports concerns in resident's environment to ensure safety and comfort of resident.
• Demonstrates behavior, which maintains and respects resident rights and promotes independence, regardless of race, religion, lifestyle, sexual preference, and disease process.
• Addresses individual behavioral needs of the resident and demonstrates the ability to identify psychosocial needs.

Requirements:

• Minimum of two-three years of experience with Med Tech.
• Must have or be able to obtain a valid CPR certification
• Speak, read, and understand the English language

Available Shift

• 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Geriatrics

Physical Setting:

• Nursing home

Schedule:

• Evening shift
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
Our facility practices COVID safety guidelines that include but not limited to: daily COVID screening before start of shift, bi-weekly COVID testing, and proper PPE worn at all times.

Work Location: One location