Medication Specialist - Recovery Services

Job description

Overview Starting rate:$18.50/hour: Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff. The Medications Specialist will provide medication training, administration, storage, and incident reporting for medication administration. This will include but is not limited to reviewing doctors’ orders, transcribing medication sheets, and reviewing medication related goals. Are you ready to make a difference ? Minimum Education Required: High School Diploma/GED Responsibilities: - Coordinate and monitor program participants’ daily medication schedule providing support and assistance where needed. - Provide education regarding medication names, dosages, and side effects to program participants. - Create and maintain medication support plans. - Track, document, and assist program participants in obtaining medication orders for new, changed, or discontinued medication. - Assist program participants to connect with Community Health Center/providers for medication evaluation, when applicable. - Responsible for oversight of record keeping, safe stor...