Certified Medication Technician

Location:

La Plata, Maryland

Job Status:
Hourly, Full Time

At Alpas Wellness Centers, our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, and forward-thinking environment where people heal their minds and bodies, rediscover their purpose, and forge a path of recovery toward a brighter future. Guided by our values—Authenticity, Innovation, Patient and Staff Experience, Compassion, Safety, and Autonomy,we integrate traditional, holistic, and alternative therapies to create individualized treatment plans that truly meet each person where they are.

Alpas Wellness
- La Plata is a fully licensed and accredited residential treatment center located in La Plata, Maryland, dedicated to transforming behavioral healthcare through a personalized, whole-person approach. We serve individuals and families navigating substance use disorder and mental health concerns with innovative, compassionate, and evidence-based care. Our thoughtfully designed facility offers a tranquil environment complete with private and shared residential suites, nurses’ stations, community spaces, and biophilic design elements that support healing and comfort.

We are driven by a vision to revolutionize behavioral healthcare. If you're passionate about delivering meaningful care and want to be part of a purpose-driven team shaping the future of wellness, we’d love to connect.

As a Certified Medication Technician at Alpas Wellness La Plata, you will administer scheduled medications to patients in residential substance use disorder and mental health treatment. Working under the direction of a delegating nurse and within the Maryland Board of Nursing Medication Technician scope of practice, your primary responsibilities will include preparing and administering medications, documenting accurately in the electronic medical record, monitoring patients for medication effects and adverse reactions, and escalating all clinical findings to nursing staff.

You will work closely with our Nursing team to ensure medication administration is safe, timely, and fully compliant with state regulation and facility policy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Administer scheduled oral, topical, ophthalmic, otic, nasal, and inhalant medications as permitted under the Maryland Board of Nursing Medication Technician scope of practice and under the direction of the delegating nurse.

Verify each medication against the Medication Administration Record (MAR) and the prescriber's order prior to administration, applying the rights of medication administration without exception.

Document all administrations, refusals, omissions, and holds accurately and in real time within KIPU, including reason codes and nurse notification.

Monitor patients following administration for adverse reactions, side effects, and changes in condition; report all findings promptly to the nurse.

Refer all PRN medication requests, patient symptom complaints, and any change in patient status to the nurse for clinical assessment; do not administer any medication requiring nursing judgment or assessment.

Obtain and record vital signs and other clinical measurements as directed by nursing staff.

Report all medication errors, near misses, and discrepancies immediately to the delegating nurse and nursing leadership in accordance with facility incident reporting policy.

Maintain the security, organization, cleanliness, and proper storage conditions of the medication room, medication carts, refrigerated stock, and all medication supplies.

Receive, verify, and reconcile pharmacy deliveries; monitor par levels and expiration dating; notify nursing leadership of discrepancies, shortages, or expired stock.

Support the admission process by assisting nursing with medication reconciliation intake and the secure…