SNF Medication Assistant-PRN

Watercrest Senior Living•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Medication Assistant - SNF assures that the medication management program is provided accurately, sensitively, professionally, and effectively in accordance with current regulations. The role may also include day-to-day caregiving activities for residents/patients and participation in the Dining and Community program to ensure quality care. The Medication Assistant works under the supervision of the SNF Resident Wellness Director and supports residents’/patients’ medication needs, personal care, safety, and well-being. The position requires maintaining medication records and accountability, observing residents/patients for medication responses, reporting changes or concerns, and following applicable licensing, safety, and infection-control procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Medication Assistance license or certificate as required by state regulations.
CPR and First Aid certifications.
Experience as a Medication Assistant is required.
Ability to communicate effectively with management, team members, residents/patients, family members, vendors, referral sources, and outside contacts.
Ability to make independent decisions.
Ability to communicate in a warm, friendly, and caring manner.
Passion for working with and around senior citizens.
Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
Ability to stand or walk for 75% of the day.
Ability to concentrate with frequent interruptions and work under stress and in emergency situations.
Ability to work while sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, pushing, and grasping.
Ability to talk and hear effectively to convey messages, instructions, and information.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work throughout all areas of the community and follow safety policies and procedures while exposed to dust, cleaning chemicals, infectious waste, diseases, substances, and odors.
Use required personal protective equipment and supplies, including an infection-control kit, rubber gloves, and non-slip shoes.

Responsibilities

Distribute prescribed medication and maintain related medical records under supervision of the SNF Resident Wellness Director, complying with medication rights.
Present medications as required by the MOR, observe ingestion or application, or assist with medication administration using specified procedures.
Take vital signs or observe residents/patients for responses to medications and report unexpected reactions to designated personnel.
Document on the MOR why prescribed drugs are not administered, are held, changed, disposed of, discontinued, or returned.
Review and participate in 24 Hour Reports, Daily Logs, Shift Cross-over Reports, and verbal reports as needed.
Monitor medications and maintain accountability when medications are ordered, received, administered, and counted at shift change as required by policy and procedures.
Respect residents’/patients’ medication rights and notify the Wellness Nurse or SNF Resident Wellness Director about unauthorized medication held by a resident/patient.
Consult the Wellness Nurse or SNF Resident Wellness Director before administering medication that does not seem correct.
Understand and explain medication dosage and pharmacology when necessary; refrain from administering PRN medications when prohibited by applicable law.
Complete incident and accident reports and documentation in a timely manner.
Immediately report changes in resident/patient condition to the RWD or Nurse designee.
Refrain from providing treatment outside the scope of the position’s licensing.
Assist residents/patients with personal care and activities of daily living as assigned or requested.
Perform assigned daily housekeeping tasks according to established procedures and standards.
Respond to resident/patient emergency calls.
Maintain established infection-control practices and report hazardous conditions or equipment to a supervisor.
Clean and properly store equipment at the end of each shift.
Report all accidents and incidents to a supervisor as soon as possible, regardless of severity.
Maintain the confidentiality of residents’/patients’ personal care information and honor their personal and property rights.
Wear the company uniform and remain resident-ready at all times.
Perform other related essential duties as assigned.