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ThedaCare · 4 months ago

Medication Technician, Post-Acute - Full Time - Days

Juliette Manor

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

ThedaCare is a healthcare organization committed to providing outstanding care and improving the lives of their patients. The Medication Technician, Post-Acute role involves performing patient-centered nursing care activities, including preparing and administering medications under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. This position emphasizes collaborative practice and accountability for high-quality patient outcomes.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Performs delegated medication administration activities using evidence-based practice and specific competencies for the patient population served

Prepares and passes all prescribed medications to residents as physician ordered using proper dosage, routine, timing, and technique

Demonstrates the ability to record the name of the drugs, the dosage, the time of administration and other relevant information in the medical record

Able to take all required vital signs needed prior to administering medications

Must be able to recognize side effects of medications and reports to nurse

Must be able to know all 5 rules of medication management: right resident, right medication, right dose, right time and right route

Read and understand medication orders and accurately administer as ordered

Assists in meeting the care needs of the patient in collaboration with the care team to ensure quality, cost-effective safe patient care practices

Demonstrates clinical expertise in the provision of care in the clinical specialty assigned and performs all functions of the caregiver which are age appropriate, developmentally sensitive, and culturally specific

Respectfully addresses situations or decisions to ensure patient concerns and needs are met. Identifies ways to improve the patient’s experience of care, streamline care processes, and lower costs to improve patient, family, and team member satisfaction

Identifies and escalates patient risk to prevent crises

Demonstrates professional and therapeutic relationships with patients, families, team members, and providers

Reinforces patient education to improve care outcomes and safe patient practices

Performs and documents medication administration and ensures the care environment promotes patient safety

Works directly with other nursing staff to ensure all tasks are done with confidence and utilizes licensed nursing staff for guidance and support to provide the best care for the residents

Must administer medications which you have been trained on: Medication aide base courses do not train on: how to give an injection, any procedure done through a tube, nebulizers, or how to give as-needed/PRN medications

Qualification

Medication administrationPatient care experienceBLS certificationCNA certificationMedication aide trainingPatient educationCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

High School diploma or GED preferred

Must be 18 years of age

Be current on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry

Be current on the federal nurse aide directory

American Heart Association HealthCare Provider Life Support (BLS)

Have at least 2,000 hours of experience in direct patient care within the past three years

Have worked at least 40 hours within the past 90 days with residents receiving medications

Have worked 100 hours each calendar year as a medication aide and have four hours of pharmacy related medication training each calendar year (for med technicians with >1 year of experience)

Be recommended in writing by the director of nursing and the administrator of the agency where you'll be working

Be recommended in writing by two licensed charge nurses under whose licenses you'll be giving medications

Must have completed a state approved program to become a medication aide or qualify for an exemption per Wisconsin Department of Health Services/ Department of Quality Assurance for training and experience such as: Nursing students with specific criteria, Graduate nurses who don't hold a license or Nurse aides who've worked as medication aides in nursing homes in other states

*** You must be a CNA as well as a licensed med tech for a nursing home (not CBRF)

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Company

ThedaCare

For nearly 115 years, ThedaCare® has been improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves in northeast and central Wisconsin.

Founded in 2024

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://thedacare.org/

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