FT and PT Medication Aide-Multiple Shifts
About The Position
The Medication Technician administers medications within the scope of their license and provides assigned residents with daily care and services according to care plans and instructions. The role works under the general supervision of a licensed nurse and serves residents in Memory Care or Assisted Living. Shifts are available on days (7 a.m.–3 p.m., full-time or part-time), evenings (3 p.m.–11 p.m., part-time), and overnights (11 p.m.–7 a.m., full-time). The position offers $17–$20 per hour. The Inn on Westport serves residents across independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and a Parkinson's program, and emphasizes responsive, courteous, and quality resident service through its Platinum Service® program.
Requirements
- Meet all applicable state and federal requirements for the position.
- Be able to make independent decisions and follow instructions.
- Deal tactfully with personnel, prospects, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and personnel, and the public.
- Be capable of working with ill, disabled, elderly, and emotionally upset people.
- Communicate effectively with supervisors, team members, prospects, residents, and families.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds; moving, lifting, or transferring residents may involve lifting up to 75 pounds.
- Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry patients.
- Ability to use abdominal and lower-back muscles over time without fatigue.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach.
- Fine motor skills.
Nice To Haves
- Six months or more of experience in home care, assisted living, or a long-term care facility is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist with or administer medications according to provider instructions and the Medication Administration Record, within the scope of the applicable license.
- Document medication administration, effectiveness, and side effects accurately, and report adverse reactions or side effects to a supervisor or Director of Nursing.
- Provide personal care, including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, and shaving.
- Assist residents in dining rooms, provide monitoring, and assist with meals.
- Initiate and participate in resident leisure activities, and encourage socialization and participation in planned programs.
- Observe and document each resident's health, behavior, and physical and emotional condition; promptly report changes and significant shift events to the nurse.
- Respond promptly and courteously to resident requests and call signals, bells, or intercoms to determine residents' needs.
- Promote resident safety by following infection-control, blood-borne pathogen, fire-safety, hazardous-material, and other facility safety practices, and report unsafe situations to the nurse.
- Help residents prepare for appointments and social programs.
- Assist residents with walking, with or without self-help devices, as instructed.
- Check residents routinely to ensure personal care needs are met according to their wishes.
- Provide special resident services offered by the facility.
- Provide physical support with activities of daily living, including transfers, getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, toileting, standing, walking, exercising, and taking vital signs.
- Communicate with nurses about residents' conditions, changes, and concerns.
- Provide companionship, comfort, and support to residents.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive pay plus benefits centered on employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
