About this opportunity
Valley Care Management lists this Medication Tech / Aide opportunity in timberville, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Medication Aide
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Position Summary: Provide medications and treatments to residents while upholding service standards, philosophy, and mission.
Position Responsibilities – Service:
Administer medication and treatments in a timely manner and per physician orders
Reorder medication as needed to ensure that medications are available when needed
Report to medication aide relieving you
Count narcotics at beginning and end of shift. Report any discrepancy to Administrator
Remain on duty until relieved by another medication aide
Transcribe physician’s order to MARS when received and fax to pharmacy
Record vital signs on MARS
Stock medicine carts
Call resident’s physicians to report the need of appointment or medication
Follow medication management plan
Communicate with facility pharmacy of supply needs
Designated person in charge when administrator is not on site
Participate in and attend all required in-services training sessions
Communicate any staff or resident issues with the administrator
All tasks listed on Direct Care Aide Job description
All other duties assigned
Team Effort:
Assist in ensuring compliance with State and Local Regulations
Appropriately interact with resident, family member, and other guest
Assist all department with other duties as needed and/or assigned by administrator
Action:
Respond to resident emergencies and act accordingly
Communicate any resident concerns/issue to the appropriate person in a timely manner
Practice safety in working around and with equipment, chemicals, tools, and utensils
No horse playing or agitating resident
Reputation:
Maintain professional relationships with all employees - no arguing
Maintain good hygiene and a professional appearance
Success:
Contribute to resident satisfaction by ensuring that customer’s expectations are met or exceeded
Maintain efficient and appropriate communication with residents, family members, and guest
Contribute to marketing efforts through appropriate interaction with prospective resident and guest
Essential skills, experience, and abilities:
Maintain current Registration with the State
Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
Strong customer orientation to older adults
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Positive attitude, enthusiasm, and energy
Ability to read, write, and comprehend
Previous experience working in a senior living environment
Nonessential skills and experience:
High school diploma or equivalent certificate
Reporting to the position: No direct reports
Dress Code:
Nursing Uniforms / Scrub type clothing
Tennis, Nursing, or Croc type shoes need to be slip resistance. No open toe shoes. Shoes must be worn at all times during working hours.
Name tag
Hair should be up out of the way of care
Black Pen
No piercings that dangle. No lip or eyebrow rings
Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and or smell. An individual must have the reading ability at the level to comprehend notes. An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 75 pounds. Intermittent physical activity includes lifting and supporting residents. The employee must use proper body mechanics. The employee must be free of diseases that can be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to minimal to moderate noise. The employee occasionally works in high precarious places and is frequently exposed to heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemical, extreme cold, and vibration. The employee will be exposed to blood and/or body fluids. The employee may encounter traumatic situations, such as having to care for mentally ill resident and contact the deceased residents. Employee will be scheduled based on operational needs (e.g., shift rotation, standby, on-call, etc.) SLEEPING IS NOT PERMITTED DURING WORKING HOURS.
General Sign-Off: This Job Description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. By signing the job description, I understand that I have access to and use the eMAR/Assessment Program with my own secured log in with password as my electronic signature. I understand that I cannot share this information with others.
Worksite address
timberville, VA, 22853, US
Who can apply
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