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Benchmark Senior Living · 1 month ago

CRMA-Medication Technician

Yarmouth, ME

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$21.50/hr - $22.75/hr

Benchmark Senior Living at Bay Square at Yarmouth is seeking a compassionate Certified Medication Technician to join their team. The main role of the CMT is to deliver care to residents in a warm and comfortable environment, ensuring proper medication administration and resident safety.

Health CareHospitality

Responsibilities

Communicates questions, concerns, and/or discrepancies related to medication administration to the Resident Care Director (RCD)

Communicates any significant change of mental or physical status of resident to RCD

Documents supervision of self-administration in MAR

Documents/ notifies RCD of administration of prn meds

Responsible for documentation on prn meds and affect

Recognizes and can assist in the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation

Qualification

Medication Technician LicenseCPR certificationNursing assistant certificationDrug administration trainingHigh School education

Required

Must have state Medication Technician License and demonstrate competency in accordance with the state-approved protocol in drug administration

Successfully complete medication technician competency review (as supervised by RN / RCD) quarterly

CPR certification required or ability to obtain within six months of hire

The Medication Technician must complete a state approved training course in drug administration and receive a certificate of satisfactory successful completion

Med-Techs will be evaluated on their competency by the RCD each quarter

Must have current certification as a nursing assistant or have successfully completed the certified home health aide or homemaker/personal care homemaker training program