The Gardens at Shadow Hills

The Lead Medication Technician (LMT) assist medications to residents and ensures professional, compassionate, and quality care for all residents.   Works with other Caregiver towards overall resident care. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• Sets up and administers medications as ordered by a physician and under the supervision of the delegating nurse. 
• Assists residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s).
• Takes and records at predetermined intervals vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, and blood pressure, measures intake. Collects sputum, urine, and stool, discharge drainage and other specimens as ordered.
• Completes incident reports for any incidents occurred on assigned shift. Supports resident care plan. 
• Facilitates and/or participates in resident group activities and resident care conferences. 
• Engages residents in meaningful conversation and activities related to their individual interests. 
• Maintains professional approach to responsibilities (uniform, start times, absenteeism, confidentiality, communication with residents, family members, other staff members and vendors, and daily work responsibilities).
• Supports new resident welcome and assimilation process. 
• Monitors residents for changes in condition and reports changes to delegating nurse.
• Assists with resident room, bathroom, and common area cleanliness, and other housekeeping duties as needed.
• Assist in managing other MT on cart, responsibilities, task, training on cart and electronic MAR, med room in compliance, pharmacy communication in compliance with all orders, able to assist in advance medical services that LMT can provide.
• Takes the lead in directing care team members, CG and MT on various shifts as directed and works under the RCC and WD.
• Training new employees on the floor, passing medication, MARS, orders, able to do in-service for education, support Cross over meetings.
•  Open to train new MT for all shifts when needed for support.
• Supports in monitoring walkies, pagers, tablets and responding in call system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Complete 12 hours of continued education courses annually – provided through community in-services.  If required per state.
• Must be fluent in English and can read and interpret documents such as resident charts, medication orders, and safety rules, operating procedures, policies, and employee manuals.  Ability to write reports and correspondence. 
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations.   

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.