Medication Manager
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COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Carlton, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults by offering personalized care and fostering a warm and supportive environment. We know it takes a special group of individuals to help our residents live their lives to the fullest, surrounded by love, kindness, and care. We believe happy employees ensure happy residents. With attractive benefits, hands-on training, and opportunities for career advancement, we take great pride in recruiting people who embrace and embody our unique “culture of caring.”

Join our exceptional team at Carlton Senior Living!

Our San Leandro community is recruiting a Medication Manager. The starting rate of pay is $66,560 salary exempt, with a Tuesday through Saturday schedule.

Job Summary

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The purpose of the Medication Manager is to provide overall direction, coordination, and staff coverage of this department. The position directly supervises the Medication Technicians, including hiring, directing, training, and scheduling. The occupant of this position will ensure the highest possible quality of care, services and resident satisfaction while performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors and staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interviews residents or representatives to obtain the necessary information for the resident's needs and for the proper dispensation of medications.
• Explains Community policies such as Guidelines to Medications and Community Pharmacy's benefits regarding medications, payment of accounts, and schedule of charges.
• Identifies and immediately reports any opportunities for further training needs of the Med. Techs to the DRS; assists DRS in training/education as assigned.
• Enters resident information into the computer and routes printed copy to designated personnel.
• Compiles data for occupancy and census records in the Medication's Department.
• Verifies the resident's medications prior to dispensation with the resident's physician and every six months thereafter.
• Manages the refill of medications and changes directions as per Doctor's orders.
• Monitors and supervises the dispensation, storage, and destruction of medications; maintains records and logs of medications as per State Regulations, Company Policies and Doctor orders.
• Understands and enforces Company Policies and Procedures and State Regulations.
• Understands all emergency protocols, responds to emergencies, and assists DRS in providing direction for associates during emergencies when needed.
• Maintains Med Room in compliance with Infection Control and Standard Precautions Policies with emphasis on proper Biohazard Waste/Sharps Management and Disposal.
• Immediately reports resident changes in condition to Community Nurse and/or DRS.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May be required to provide prospective resident tours of your Community as part of the back-up tour team.
• Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• May perform daily payroll edits; adjust payroll records as appropriate; perform end of period review.
• Observe work environment for potential injury hazards and take appropriate preventative safety precautions.
• Able to read and write reports, business correspondence, memos, and staff performance evaluations.
• May manage staff schedules.

Qualifications

• Communication Skills:
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
  • Interact well with our Carlton Family – residents, family members, all staff members, future residents.
• Reasoning Ability:
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out written or oral instructions.
• Education and Experience:
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • One to three months related experience and/or training.
  • Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • According to Title 22 requirements, employee must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• Certificates, License, Registration:
  • Current First Aid Certification (obtained through community).
  • DOJ and FBI fingerprint clearance must be completed prior to working in community (obtained through community).
  • Health screening and negative TB test, must be less than six (6) months old (obtained through community).

Carlton Senior Living's Commitment to Pay Transparency

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives.

Carlton Senior Living benefits are designed to convey Carlton Senior Living's culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

• Premium coverage for employee medical insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long-term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
• Generous vacation time and leave plans, as well as paid sick days and parental leave.
• Generous benefits like mental and emotional health support through our Employee Assistance Program, a 401K company match, gym and tuition reimbursements.

Carlton Senior Living reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

Carlton Senior Living's Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunities

Carlton Senior Living is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Per Department of Social Services regulations, all applications must undergo an extensive background check, and certain misdemeanor convictions will require an exemption.

Carlton Senior Living is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at ...@carltonseniorliving.com.

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