POSITION PURPOSE: The Med Tech performs the duty of administering all non-injectable medication to the residents, and assists the Health Services Coordinator in the provisional line task duties and supervision of care givers on shift.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Demonstrates good faith effort to support, maintain, and improve the health and quality of life 
• for residents.

Demonstrates interest in and compassion for residents.

Provides and ensures appropriate administration of oral medications in accordance with service plan and Physician’s orders to insure optimum of resident comfort and health

Maintains current knowledge of medications administered and manner of administration

Supportive of established philosophy, objectives, policies and procedures

Informed of resident’s health history and current condition(s) and service plan

Reports resident change of condition in accordance with established policy and procedure

Practices basic infection control techniques

Assures medical and medicine supply levels are maintained and readily available.

Knowledgeable and supportive of resident service plan goals.

Maintains confidential nature of work

Practices medical transcription as delegated

Keeps medication room organized and tidy

Orders medications from resident’s Pharmacy of choice

Supervises care givers on shift.

Completes and assists to conduct investigations in resident incidents and communicates incidents to Physician and interested parties.

Provides wound care and treatments as delegated and with return demonstration of ability.

Performs delegated and/or assigned nursing tasks per Oregon Administrative Rules.

Documents nursing interventions and responses to care.

Other duties as assigned

NON ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include the following:

All aspects of the job are essential.

UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS:

Exposure to Blood/Body fluids is possible.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Preferably has successfully completed an Oregon State Board of Nursing approved training program for the administration of non-injectable medication.

Reads, speaks and writes the English language.

Performs detailed assignments, works under pressure and relates positively to residents, staff and visitors.

Written evidence of current CPR training is on file.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands 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.

Able to ambulate, bend, stoop, kneel, squat and move a maximum of 40 pounds during routine care of an assigned Group of Residents for an 8 hour shift.

Visual and auditory activity within normal limits with or without prosthetics.

Frequent walking.

Push and pull wheelchairs and other equipment occasionally.

Must function independently, have flexibility and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel and support agencies and maintain a calm environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.