MC Registered Medication Aide (RMA) - Part Time

Watercrest Senior Living•Moseley, VA

8d•$20 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Watercrest Richmond is seeking a Registered Medication Aide to join its Memory Care Resident Care team. The role supports the day-to-day medication management program for residents, ensuring medications are handled accurately, sensitively, professionally, and effectively in accordance with current regulations. The aide may also provide day-to-day caregiving, participate in dining and community programs, and help ensure high-quality resident care. The position requires a Registered Medication Aide license, and the schedule includes 3 p.m.–11 p.m. shifts and every other weekend. The role works under the supervision of the Resident Wellness Director and involves medication administration support, resident documentation, personal care, emergency response, housekeeping, and infection-control practices.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Registered Medication Aide (RMA) license required.
Medication assistance license or certificate as required by state regulations.
CPR certification and First Aid certification.
Ability to communicate effectively with management, team members, residents, 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 sit, stand, walk, reach, pull, push, and grasp.
Ability to talk and hear effectively to convey messages, instructions, and information to residents and team members.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds.
Availability to work every other weekend and 3 p.m.–11 p.m. shifts.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Resident Care Specialist or Medication Assistant.

Responsibilities

Distribute prescribed medications and maintain related medical records under the supervision of the Resident Wellness Director, complying with medication rights.
Present medications as required by the medication observation record, observe residents taking them, or assist with medication administration using specified procedures.
Take vital signs or observe residents for responses to medications, and report unexpected reactions to designated personnel.
Document on the medication observation record why prescribed medications are not administered, are held, changed, disposed of, discontinued, or returned.
Review and participate in 24-hour reports, daily logs, shift crossover reports, and verbal reports as needed.
Monitor medication accountability when medications are ordered, received, administered, and reconciled at shift changes, as required by policy and procedures.
Respect residents’ medication rights and notify the Wellness Nurse or Resident Wellness Director about unauthorized medication held by a resident.
Seek advice from the Wellness Nurse or Resident Wellness Director before administering medication that seems incorrect.
Understand and explain medication dosage and pharmacology when necessary, and refrain from administering PRN medications where prohibited by law.
Complete incident and accident reports and documentation in a timely manner.
Immediately report changes in residents’ conditions to the Resident Wellness Director or nurse designee.
Avoid providing treatment outside the aide’s licensing scope.
Assist residents with personal care and activities of daily living as assigned or requested.
Perform assigned daily housekeeping tasks using established procedures and standards.
Respond to resident emergency calls.
Maintain established infection-control practices.
Report hazardous conditions and 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’ personal care information and honor their personal and property rights.
Wear the company uniform and remain resident-ready at all times.