Medication Technician

• 1. Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs. The medication aide who prepares the medicine administers same.
• 2. Checks and prepares each dose immediately preceding administration
• 3. Checks medication with transcribed or original order.
• 4. Checks all information on label or package for accuracy and clarity.
• 5. Clearly identifies the resident with proper medication.

• 1. Successful completion from a State approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred. Registration with State registry required.
• 2. Successful completion of State approved Medicine Aide Course, and when applicable, the continuing education course.
• 3. Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to document care given.

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