La Via Med Tech Lead - Day Shift

Position Summary

The Medication Technician administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the resident's physician. May also perform the usual and customary duties of a caregiver and may provide training and orientation to new med-techs/care givers as assigned. The Lead Medication Technician also plans, oversees and participates in training, development, and delivery of continuous quality improvement of assigned Med Techs.

Essential Functions

• Administers and/or assists with the self-administration of routine and non-routine medications in accordance to physician orders. Performs delegated tasks as directed by the nurse
• Completes simple treatments and reports resident vital signs as directed.
• Maintains accurate records of medications and treatments administered or omitted on each resident’s medication administration record. This includes reporting the reason medications were omitted or PRN medication was given
• Records narcotics administered or received on the appropriate controlled drug count sheet, reporting all medication errors immediately.
• Reports and records changes in resident conditions, incidents and accidents to the nurse
• Routinely communicates pharmacy and nurse as indicated to assure medications are received in a timely manner
• Properly stores medications and equipment and keeps the medication room clean and orderly.
• Removes out-dated or discontinued medications for return to the pharmacy.
• Provides direct resident care while promoting resident dignity, independence and choice. Regularly observes residents' physical and mental conditions and reports changes to LPN Supervisor.
•  Assists with or performs resident ADL’s, takes vital signs and weights an accurately documents care services provided and observations on communication log and incident reports.
• Greets residents, visitors and staff courteously and in a manner that respects dignity, confidentiality standards and promotes individual rights. Demonstrates the mission and philosophy of La Posada
• Follows and supports community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to a supervisor.
•  Performs First Aid and initiates emergency response procedures as required.
•  Attends and participates in training, in-services and staff meetings.
•  Participates in additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor, aligned with qualifications and can be reasonably expected to be completed with minimal orientation.

Additional Essential Functions for Lead: 

• As a Lead Medication Technician you are responsible for guiding and supporting the med techs and must have the ability to make independent decisions for and on the behalf of your co-workers.
• You must be able to take the lead and deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and the general public, whilst maintaining a professional appearance, courteous demeanor, and timely management of questions and/or issues brought to your attention.
• Regularly guide and help medication technicians to promote personal safety and a safe environment for residents by observing infection control practices, following facility guidelines, and reporting unsafe situation to the Supervisors/LPNs.
• Guide and help medication technicians to check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met in accordance with his/her wishes and periodically tactfully check with the residents that this is being done.
• Make sure that medication technicians are following all established safety precautions in the performance of all duties.
• Monitor all charting: MARS, ADLS etc for completeness and accuracy on a day to day basis.
• Maintain a work environment/ med room that is clean and presents a professional image.
• Orient and mentor new staff in facility policies and procedures.
• Assist with the staffing assignments to create accountability for the care provided, deal with call-offs by calling coworkers/agency when out of hours or contacting relevant people within normal working hours.
• Monitor and check that Medication Technicians are ordering and checking in medications in a timely manner

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

 To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Competencies

•  Adheres to policies and procedures - Adheres to all Department policies, procedures, and mandatory requirements.
•  Communication - Ability to communicate effectively with residents, staff and visitors in the English language.
•  Professional and Courteous Communication - Ability to communicate professionally and courteously with residents, patients, guests, and family members.
•  Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
•  Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
•  Empathetic - Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
•  Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
•  Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
•  Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
•  Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
•  Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
•  Confidentiality – Ability to maintain confidentiality of written and spoken word.