Evening & Overnight Shifts Available!!
Join our DYNAMIC team at Bickford Senior Living as a Medication Technician! The Medication Technician supports resident care within the branch, ensuring that Resident’s daily medications needs are met in a compassionate way that maintains their dignity, allowing them to live their life to the fullest!
Benefits:
- Full-time employees are eligible for all benefits (medical, dental, vision, and voluntary products)
- Part-time employees (29 or fewer hours per week) are eligible for Voluntary Life, Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Benefits start the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment!
- Prescription savings plans
- All employees are eligible for 401(k) with employer match
- Pay available daily
Responsibilities
- Accurately following the resident MAR to ensure that medications are given out according to the Physician’s orders.
- Understand and follow the “Six rights of medication administration” and all of Bickford’s policies and procedures regarding medication management.
- Understand and appropriately utilize the eMAR system for medication administration.
- Communicate appropriately with clinical leadership for clarification and direction regarding resident medication administration and care.
- Providing direct resident care Supervision of resident care work of non-licensed team members and other areas of the branch as appropriate.
- You will be a leader in demonstrating the Bickford Mission ‘Whatever it Takes’ to all other team members on shift.
Qualifications
- An active Medication Technician Certification in good standing or at least one year of experience in the care of seniors.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Willing to take additional training or education, which specific states may require.
- CPR and First Aid certifications are required.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities.
- Possess written and verbal skills for effective communication.
- Competent in organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrates good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Ability to utilize or learn Bickford’s eMAR system to administer medications.