Certified Medication Technician jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Morningside House of Blue Bell provides exceptional Personal and Memory Care in a vibrant, socially engaging atmosphere. Our residents experience the true meaning of community with our caring, attentive staff and our staff enjoy the diverse residents who bring light and vibrancy to our day.

We are a women owned and operated Assisted Living, Personal Care & Memory Care company and we believe that good care and service comes from happy employees. Our benefit package and focus on retaining employees is outstanding. Come join our happy team!

Our team is growing and we are looking for Certified Medication Technicians to join our team! We offer a competitive wage scale, as well as a comprehensive benefit package to our full time employees, including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, short-term disability, long-term disability, and paid time off.

Responsibilities include:

• Administers medications as ordered by a physician under the supervision of a licensed nurse, in accordance with any state and federal regulations and consistent with community policy.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of “five rights” of medication administration. Administers and records all medication given to residents’ based upon their specific chart.
• May take and record vital signs of residents as assigned or as may be required by certain medications.
• Records the administration of medications and/or treatments appropriately, utilizing appliable system/software to enter and reference resident information as needed.
• Observes and reports any reactions and/or side effects of medications to a licensed nurse immediately.
• Administers PRN medications in accordance with state and federal regulations and consistent with facility policy.
• Ensure antiseptic techniques and good hand washing practices for infection control, as well as utilizing universal precautions are in place and practiced.
• Reports and when appropriate, records any changes observed in condition or behavior of residents and unusual incidents.
• Submit incident/accident reports to supervisor or Administrator within twenty‐four (24) hours after their occurrence.
• Communicates with medical staff, nursing service and other department supervisors.
• Supervises care staff in absence of nurses.
• Maintains, cleans and organizes the Medication Room.
• Must have High School Diploma and Current/Valid certification as per PA state regulations.

Morningside Elite Management provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.