Qualified Medication Aide 2nd Shift Part Time

Chandler Place•Kendallville, IN

About The Position

LakeHouse Senior Living is hiring a Qualified Medication Aide to provide resident care and medication assistance in a senior living community. The role includes caring for a designated group of residents during the shift, monitoring and documenting changes in residents’ conditions, responding promptly to call bells and security alerts, supporting activities of daily living, and helping residents maintain independence, dignity, and safety. Medication responsibilities include reviewing resident service plans, assisting with and observing medication and treatment administration according to the medication observation record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass, documenting doses and refusals, reporting concerns, restocking and maintaining medication carts and rooms, checking medications, and counting narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift. The role also includes taking and recording vital signs, assisting with service plan development and updates, and reporting occupational exposures immediately. Other duties may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nurse’s Aid certification.
CPR certification.
First Aid certification.
Previous experience working with seniors.

Responsibilities

Provide care for a designated group of residents during the shift and physically check on them throughout the shift.
Observe, report, and document changes in residents’ symptoms and conditions, including changes in skin, behavior, alertness, weight, diet, and participation in activities.
Respond promptly to security systems and resident call bells, and notify the supervisor and/or Health Care Coordinator when residents have increased care needs.
Assist with continence management and properly dispose of continence products to maintain sanitation.
Serve and collect food trays, assist residents as needed, and report meal refusals or loss of appetite.
Maintain cleanliness in residents’ rooms and work areas and follow cleanliness, hygiene, and health precautions.
Promote residents’ independence, dignity, and physical safety.
Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, and eating, as instructed.
Engage residents in life skills and life enrichment activities.
Greet and assist customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors, and team members.
Complete residents’ laundry as assigned and needed.
Review service plans to learn pertinent information about residents.
Assist with and observe medications and treatments using the medication observation record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass.
Document and initial medication records as medications are given, including appropriate documentation of refusals or missed doses.
Maintain confidentiality of resident information, including medication information.
Report resident concerns arising during medication assistance to the Nurse and/or Health Care Coordinator.
Restock the medication cart after medication passes and assist with checking medications regardless of packaging system.
Count narcotics with another Medication Care Manager or Nurse each shift.
Maintain and clean the Medication Room, medication charts, and treatment carts, including checking medication availability and expired medications.
Follow the medication refill process.
Participate in service plan development and monthly updates.
Take and record temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse, and respiration rates.
Immediately report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, sharp sticks, and hazardous chemicals.
Perform other duties assigned by the Supervisor.