Health & Wellness - Medication Technician

JOB TITLE:        Medication Technician PROPERTY:       The 501 at Mattison Estate   DEPARTMENT: Health & Wellness   REPORTS TO:  Health & Wellness Director   FLSA STATUS:  Non-Exempt     POSITION SUMMARY: The Medication Technician provides basic care, administers medication, assures a safe evironment, and provides emotional and psychological support to residents. These activities will fulfill the SageLife Mission and demonstrate the We Care Values and the Sage Associate Promise. OUR WE CARE VALUES    Work as a Team    Exceptional Service Always    Commitment to the Sage Community    Anticipate Residents’ Needs    Respect for Residents, their Families and Each Other    Exercise Common Sense SAGE ASSOCIATE PROMISE Live the Values Be Welcoming Be Helpful Be Conscientious Be Accountable Be Open Take Pride in My Work & Myself         PRIMARY JOB DUTIES: 1.    Practice The Sage Way and Live the Values – Commit to and demonstrate the We Care Values & Sage Promises ·         Work as a Team – Willingly cooperates, assists others and works collaboratively. Receives feedback and training with an open mind and willingness to improve performance. ·         Exceptional Service Always – Consistently provides excellent service to all residents and colleagues. Demonstrates the “culture of yes” in words and actions. Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor. ·         Commitment to the Sage Community – Understands SageLife’s mission and lives the “We Care” core values. Does whatever it takes to get the job done. ·         Anticipate Residents’ Needs – Ensures that Residents’ needs are met in a timely manner by proactively responding to care and service requests. Be conscientious – take initiative to identify and communicate issues. ·         Respect for Residents, their Families and Each Other – Ensures all interactions with Residents, Family Members, Guests and Colleagues are in a welcoming, caring and non-judgmental manner. Demonstrates fairness, empathy, and compassion in actions and communications with others. ·         Exercise Common Sense – Makes decisions based on SageLife Core Values, within scope of job responsibility and what is best for residents. Takes responsibility for words and actions and takes pride in one’s work and oneself. Demonstrates commitment to excellence, safety and cleanliness.  2.    Provide the necessary personal assistance and activities of daily living (ADL) for residents in accordance with the support plan. Personal and ADL assistance includes bathing, oral care, skin and nail care, hand washing, grooming, shaving, dressing, weighing, bed making, and trash removal. 3.    Supervise medication administration, administer medications as needed and/or ensure medications are appropriately administered. Maintain Medication Administration Records (MARS) for each resident, ensuring that all information is complete and accurate. 4.    Responsible for the receipt, communication, and successful implementation of all new medication orders. 5.    Receive and store all medications. Verify type and quantity of medicines ordered and received. 6.    Answer resident call signals. 7.    Assist with toileting, including bowel and bladder retraining and perineal care. 8.    Assist with meal service delivery, ensuring that resident’s nutritional needs are met. 9.    Observe resident’s conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output as needed and vital signs, and report changes and observations to nursing staff. 1. Complete all documentation as needed to maintain current health status of resident.  11. Participate in the planning of resident care through shift reports and resident care staff meetings. 12. Assist with education and/or training as requested. 13. Keep current with state and facility required annual training. 14.  Perform other duties as assigned.     QUALIFICATIONS: Education: High school degree or GED equivalent. Experience: Minimum of three years’ experience in personal and/or long term care.  Skills: Highly committed to resident care and have strong interpersonal and communication skills.   Must be able to speak, read, and understand English at a 12th grade level or higher. Licensures and Certifications: Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) and certified Medication Technician in Pennsylvania.         WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds and exert 50 pounds of force. Able to bend, kneel, squat, stand, and stoop as needed. Able to safely transfer a resident to/from a wheelchair. Able to walk up/down 7 flights of stairs.