Medication Passers with The Residence at Silver Square

LCB Senior Living • Dover, NH

6d • $26 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

LCB Senior Living is hiring a Medication Passer (MNA or LPN) at The Residence at Silver Square in Dover, New Hampshire. The role supports residents by administering and documenting medications, assisting with activities of daily living, monitoring changes in residents’ needs and health, and providing other care and services in accordance with service plans, state regulations, and community policies. The position includes full-time, part-time, and per-diem opportunities. Full-time and part-time schedules include 11 p.m.–7 a.m.; per-diem shifts are available across all shifts. Pay is based on experience: MNA positions pay $26.00–$28.50 per hour, and LPN positions pay $38.00–$41.00 per hour. Sign-on bonuses are $3,000 for full-time and $1,500 for part-time associates.

Associates complete required community and state orientation and ongoing training. The position involves documenting scheduled and unscheduled services in the community tracking system, responding to emergency calls, assisting residents with daily care and activities, and facilitating programming that supports cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.

Requirements

• Current Med Aide or LMNA certification/license, or completion of the training required by state regulation.
• Maintain required certification or licensure and provide documentation to the Resident Care Director or designee.
• Complete the state-required course to administer medication and state-mandated CPR and First Aid training.
• Ability to use a computer to document services provided.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Computer literacy and familiarity with office software, including word processing, or ability to learn data input.
• Ability to lift at least 15 pounds, carry objects, push and pull carts, and continuously walk, sit, and stand.
• Ability to turn, crouch, kneel, stoop, bend below the waist, reach above shoulder height, and use good body mechanics.
• Stamina to visit residents throughout the community.
• Ability to occasionally push or pull and assist residents weighing approximately 150 pounds.
• Ability to occasionally push an occupied wheelchair up to 200 feet.
• Ability to handle and manipulate instruments and equipment using finger and hand dexterity, with visual and auditory acuity.
• Ability to project a positive attitude toward the service provided.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience providing direct care or equivalent training.
• Experience caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Responsibilities

• Complete community and state-required orientation before being assigned regular duties.
• Dispense unit-dose medications, make required record entries, and notify the nurse about self-administered medications as required by state regulations and community policies.
• Order and receive medications in accordance with state regulations and LCB policies and procedures.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including toileting, dressing, bathing, eating, and walking, as described in their service plans.
• Monitor changes in residents’ needs, preferences, and health status, and promptly report and document changes to the RN or designee.
• Assist residents with clothing and laundry needs according to their service plans.
• Supervise or assist residents with activity programs.
• Assist residents with going to bed at night when necessary.
• Assist residents with keeping their units neat, clean, and orderly.
• Answer emergency calls and promptly attend to residents’ needs.
• Participate in regularly scheduled ongoing in-service training and, when requested, specialized staff training and mandatory education.
• Escort residents to meals and activities as needed.
• Document scheduled and unscheduled services, including incidents, behaviors, unusual events, and refusals of services.
• Enter information about services provided into the community computer tracking system.
• Conduct and facilitate therapeutic groups and individual interactions that provide cognitive stimulation, socialization, physical activity, and spiritual connection.

Benefits

• Full-time associates: benefits starting from day one.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Holiday pay.
• Part-time associates working 24–29 hours: paid time off and holiday pay.
• Possibility of tuition reimbursement.
• Sign-on bonus of $3,000 for full-time associates or $1,500 for part-time associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed