QMAP/Caregiver - Colorado Springs - Part-time

MorningStar Careers•Colorado Springs, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The QMAP/Caregiver administers, documents, and monitors residents’ medications according to physician orders, medication administration records, state regulations, and direction from the Wellness Director. The role includes ordering medications from the pharmacy, ensuring they arrive, documenting administration, monitoring and reporting reactions or side effects, taking vital signs when required, administering PRN medications, and promptly reporting medication errors. The employee maintains a clean, stocked, and locked medication cart and keeps its key secure during the shift. The position also supports resident care and wellbeing by assisting with care-plan development and review, protecting residents’ privacy and dignity, identifying unsafe conditions, and providing help with daily activities such as toileting, grooming, bathing, feeding, dressing, observing food intake, hair and nail care, moving residents, and responding to calls. The role requires working within delegated-task limits, exercising sound judgment about changes in residents’ conditions, and collaborating with licensed nurses. The position is part-time in Colorado Springs, with a Friday and Saturday PM shift. The stated pay range is $21.50–$22.50. Team members scheduled for 24 or more hours per week are eligible for benefits; their families are also eligible.

Requirements

Successful completion of state-approved Medication Administration training.
QMAP credential in the state of Colorado.
First Aid certification as required by assisted living facility regulations.
Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
Able to read and write English and understand and follow written and oral directions.
Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procurement manuals.
Good communication skills and ability to communicate effectively in English.
Good judgment, with residents’ interests in mind, and support for company policies and decisions.
Ability to provide resident-care services within the limits of delegated tasks and to recognize symptoms indicating a change in a resident’s condition.
Knowledge of medication-administration functions and required procedures.
Understanding of universal precautions to help prevent infection or contamination.
Ability to demonstrate the company’s core values: Love, Kindness, Honesty, Goodness, Fairness, and Respect.

Nice To Haves

Previous healthcare experience.
Experience working in Assisted Living or Memory Care, with a good work record.
Experience administering medication in an assisted living setting.
Minimum three years of senior-living experience is preferred.
Previous experience with an Assisted Living community.
Passion for working with seniors.

Responsibilities

Administer and document regularly prescribed medications according to physician orders, medication administration records, state regulations, and safe medication-administration procedures.
Order medications from the pharmacy when prescribed and at least seven days before supplies run out; notify the Wellness Director within 24 hours if medications do not arrive.
Document medications immediately after administration and date and initial the bubble pack after removing medication.
Observe and report medication reactions and side effects to a licensed nurse.
Take and record vital signs before administering medications that may affect vital signs when ordered.
Administer PRN medications according to physician orders.
Immediately report medication errors to the Wellness Director.
Keep the medication cart clean, stocked, and locked, with the medication administration book inside; keep the cart key with you and do not let others use it during the shift.
Assist with development and review of residents’ care plans in conjunction with other disciplines.
Protect residents’ privacy, respect, and dignity; identify, correct, and report unsafe conditions that may cause harm.
Support residents’ physical comfort, safety, and mental wellbeing.
Assist with daily care and treatment tasks, including toileting, grooming, bathing, feeding, dressing, observing food intake, hair and nail care, moving residents, and responding to calls.
Work with licensed nurses, stay within delegated-task limitations, and use good judgment to recognize symptoms of a change in a resident’s condition.
Attend monthly community in-service education and training and complete continuing education required by law.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance offerings.
Life, disability, accident, and critical illness insurance offerings.
401(k) plan with matching.
HSA options.
Employee assistance programs.
Paid sick time, vacation, and birthday time.
Career development programs and opportunity for advancement.
Charitable and philanthropic opportunities.
Tuition reimbursement.
Free shift meal.
Benefits eligibility for team members scheduled to work 24 or more hours per week; their families are also eligible.