Medication Aide & Caregiver

Compensation from $15.00 - $17.00/hr - (based upon experience) – PLUS additional shift differentials

FULL TIME EVENING, FULL TIME NIGHT, PRN | Occasional Weekends and Holidays

Presbyterian Senior Living is a mission-driven organization that lives our values of integrity, mutual respect, creative curiosity and connectedness in all that we do. Our legacy of serving more than 6,000 older adults with respect and dignity for over 95 years supports our mission to promote wholeness of body, mind and spirit for all that live within our communities.

If you are compassionate, driven and enjoy working with an organization that is committed to valuing the diversity of all team members, one that offers a variety of schedules, career development, excellent benefit options, and more; PSL is for you! Whether you are a nurse, caregiver, culinary professional, maintenance worker or looking for a new career, we offer a wide range of career opportunities to fit your skills and interest.

Qualifications:

• 21 years of age or older unless active on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide (CNA) registry
• High school diploma/equivalent required unless active on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide (CNA) registry
• Completion of approved medication training required; if training is provided, successful completion of medication training is required
• Must possess the ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Strong communication skills
• Experience working with seniors preferred

The Personal Care Medication Aide & Caregiver is responsible for distributing medications and treatments to our residents. This position also performs the general duties and responsibilities of the household caregiver. The medication aide provides medical and physical care to the residents of the household to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level.

This position is the resident’s closest advocate in the household. As a caregiver, this role promotes the resident’s psychosocial wellbeing and works with the household team to meet other social service resident needs. This role plans and facilitates social activities for residents of the household which provide meaningful ways to spend time as recreation, exercise, relationship building and fun. This role also supports the household homemaker in maintaining a clean safe household environment and in caring for the residents’ personal laundry.