We're seeking a reliable and compassionate full-time Medication Aide to join our assisted living team. Shifts are 6 AM to 2 PM and 2 PM to 10 PM on a 4-on, 2-off rotation. In this role, you'll ensure residents receive the right medications at the right time, with accuracy and care. Beyond medication management, you'll provide hands-on support in a respectful, customer-focused environment that honors each resident's dignity. You'll also help coordinate daily activities, encourage engagement in recreational programs, and create a safe, enriching experience for everyone in your care.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Sets up medications and passes them to residents following established policies and procedures.
- Performs narcotic counts at the beginning and end of each shift.
- Orders medications from pharmacy following community policies.
- Checks MAR's for error following community policy.
- Calls residents families to bring in medication as needed if applicable.
- Pulls expired medication or discontinued medications, prepares for drug destruction.
- Administers treatments, takes vital signs, and weighs residents.
- Documents/charts on residents' changes and unusual occurrences.
- Documents medical changes and orders on MAR per Dr. orders.
- Ensures lab work, faxes, physician orders, and medication orders are completed and filed according to community policies and procedures.
- Schedules doctor appointments as needed.
- Admits new residents per community policy.
- Assists residents with showers, grooming, dressing, and toileting as needed.
- Assists residents with activities of daily living as described on individual care plans.
- Assists with basic cleaning and maintenance issues when needed.
- Cleans up after incidents in a timely, efficient manner while maintaining the dignity of the resident.
- Assists residents who have fallen providing safety, security, and compassion.
- Escorts residents to and from the dining room as needed.
- Picks up laundry from resident's apartment as needed and transport to laundry room.
- Assists in serving meals and beverages and taking meal orders as needed.
- Answers call lights with patience and compassion following company guidelines.
- Listens to residents with empathy and assurance. Follows up with appropriate personnel regarding resident concerns.
- Makes rounds on resident to ensure their safety and provide assistance as needed.
- Calls Health Services Director, doctors, and families to inform of any change in condition, incidents, medications, etc. as needed.
- Attends meetings/in-services/training sessions as required by Health Services Director and/or Executive Director.
- Maintains confidentiality of residents' personal information in and out of the community and protects and supports residents' rights.
- Communicates with residents, families, visitors, and employees in a positive manner using excellent communication skills.
- Provides tours to potential residents and families that show how the resident's individual needs can be met and promotes the concept of care in the community.
- Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor that encourages a positive, nurturing environment for the residents, families, vendors, and guests.
- Ensures excellent customer service by maintaining open and honest communication, answering phone promptly and professionally, and ensuring residents, families, physicians, and other employee's needs are met.
- Ensures adequate daily coverage for meal service by communicating with the Culinary Services Director and/or Host/Hostess, to include taking resident orders for meals, providing drink refills according to residents' / guests' requests, assists with the cleaning, resetting and preparation of the dining room in-between meal times.
- Ensures adequate daily coverage for meal service by communicating with the Culinary Services Director and/or Host/Hostess, to include taking resident orders for meals, providing drink refills according to residents' / guests' requests, assists with the cleaning, resetting and preparation of the dining room in-between mealtimes.
- Performs all other duties as assigned or required.
Managerial Breadth/Scope of Job
May occasionally be assigned to be the shift/team leader as needed.