Part Time Med Tech / Caregiver

About This Role

This role involves providing hands-on care and emotional support to senior residents, while also managing medication administration to ensure their well-being in a safe and comfortable environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on care, physical and emotional support to residents
• Observe, report, and document changes in residents' conditions
• Respond promptly to security system and resident call bells
• Assist with continence management and proper disposal of products
• Serve and collect food trays, reporting refusal of meals or loss of appetite
• Maintain cleanliness of resident's room and work areas
• Assist residents with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, eating)
• Engage residents in life skills and other life enrichment activities
• Assist/observe medications and treatments using the medication observation record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass
• Document and initial form as medications are given, including appropriate documentation for refusal or missed doses
• Report all resident concerns made while assisting with medication to the Nurse and/or Health Care Coordinator (HCC)
• Restock medication cart after all medication passes
• Count all narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift
• Maintain and clean the Medication Room, med charts, treatment carts for neatness, cleanliness, availability of medications and expired medications
• Take and record temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse and respiration rates

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age
• High School diploma/GED

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED
• Previous experience working with seniors preferred

Nice to Have

• Certified Nurse’s Aid certification
• CPR Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Previous experience working with seniors

Benefits