First Shift Part Time Med Aide

Pennant Services • Racine, WI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Pleasant Point Senior Living is seeking a First Shift Part Time Medication Aide to administer prescribed medications and treatments to residents. This role involves observing residents during medication administration, noting effects, documenting information, and communicating concerns to the Wellness Director or designated personnel. The Medication Aide also supports residents with activities of daily living, encouraging independence, choice, and dignity.

Requirements

• Successful completion of medication assistance training in compliance with state and facility requirements.
• Maintains up-to-date medication certification requirements according to state regulations.
• Compassionate and empathetic in personal interactions.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Self-supervising, self-motivating; willing to collaborate and work as a team member.
• Adaptable and flexible; highly organized with ability to manage multiple demands/tasks concurrently.
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills.
• Meets age requirements according to facility policy and state regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Prior direct care experience preferred.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Current CPR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments to residents.
• Observes residents taking medication and notes effects, including unexpected or adverse effects.
• Correctly documents required information in residents’ medication administration records.
• Communicates concerns or observations with the Wellness Director, Wellness Coordinator, or designated personnel.
• Supports residents with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition, and physical health.
• Encourages resident independence, supports resident choice, and preserves resident dignity.

Benefits

• The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout US.
• Affiliates of Pennant now operate more than 250 senior living, home health, hospice, and home care operations across 16 states and we are growing!
• These operations have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual agencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED