Med Tech Assisted Living Facility 2nd Shift

About DiscoverySenior Living

Discovery Senior Livingis a family of companies that includes Discovery Management Group, IntegralSenior Living, Provincial Senior Living, Morada Senior Living, TerraBellaSenior Living, LakeHouse Senior Living, Arvum Senior Living, DiscoveryDevelopment Group, Discovery Design Concepts, STAT Marketing, and Discovery AtHome. With three decades of experience, the award-winning management team hasbeen developing, building, marketing, and managing diverse senior-livingcommunities across the United States. By leveraging its innovative'Experiential Living' philosophy across a growing portfolio in excess of 350communities and over 35,000 homes in nearly 40 states, and 19,000 dedicatedemployees, Discovery Senior Living is a recognized industry leader for performance,innovation and lifestyle customization and, today, ranks among the 2 largestU.S. senior living operators.

We offer rewarding career opportunities that include:

Competitive wages

Access to wages before payday

Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours

Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)

Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)

401(K) with employer matching

Paid training

Opportunities for advancement

Meals and uniforms

Employee Assistance Program

Our community is looking for a Care/Medication Technician to join our team.

The Care Giver/Med Tech role includes providing hands on care, physical and emotional support to each resident while maintaining a safe and comfortable home like environment.

Responsibilities:

Care Giver:

Responsible for a designated group of residents during the shift; knows where their residents are and physically checks on them throughout the shift.

Observes, reports and documents symptoms and conditions of residents for changes in condition such as skin, behavior, alertness, weight, dietary and participation in activities.

Responds to security system and resident call bells promptly.

Notifies supervisor and/or Health Care Coordinator if a resident has increased care needs.

Assists with continence management and disposes of all continence products properly to ensure sanitation of resident suite and community restrooms.

Serves and collects food trays and assists as needed; reports refusal of meals or loss of appetite.

Maintains cleanliness of resident's room and work areas.

Practices good standard care precautions of cleanliness, hygiene and health.

Helps residents maintain independence, promotes dignity and physical safety of each resident.

Actively participates/leads and assists residents with activities of daily living (i.e. bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, eating) as instructed.

Engages residents in life skills and other life enrichment activities.

Greets and assists all internal and external customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors and team members.

Does resident laundry as assigned and needed.

Medication Tech duties:

Reviews service plan to learn pertinent information about residents.

Assists/observes medications and treatments for each resident using the medication observation record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass.

Documents and initials form as medications are given including appropriate documentation for refusal or missed doses.

Maintains confidentiality of all resident information including resident medication.

Reports all resident concerns made while assisting resident with the medication to the Nurse and/or Health Care Coordinator (HCC).

Restocks medication cart after all medication passes.

Assists in checking medication regardless of packaging system.

Counts all narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift.

Maintains and cleans the Medication Room, med charts, treatment carts for neatness cleanliness, availability of medications and expired medications.

Follows re-fill process for medications.

Participates in the development of the Service Plan and monthly updates.

Takes and records temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse and respiration rates.

Reports occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks and hazardous chemicals immediately.

Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications:

Certified Nurse's Aid certification preferred.

High School diploma/GED

Must be 18 years of age.

CPR Certification preferred

First Aid Certification preferred

Previous experience working with seniors preferred.

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If having a direct impact on the lives of others is appealing to you, apply today and join our team! _

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