Medication Aide

Job Title: Medication Aide

Job Type:

Reports to: Health and Wellness Director and Memory Care Manager

FLSA: Non-exempt

Hours:

Do you want to ENJOY where you work? Evolve Senior Living was founded on our core values that guide our business, define our culture, and shape our identity. These core values represent the collective beliefs and priorities of our organization:

INTEGRITY ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION ENJOYMENT

Evolve Senior Living was founded on the premise of change. We believe the standard of quality in the senior living sector can and should be elevated - for the staff and residents. Evolve represents the notion of continuous improvement in delivery of services for our seniors, providing a safe and dependable environment for our team members, and a commitment to leading the discussion on change within the senior living industry.

If you are ready to ENJOY what you do and want to evolve with us, then we want to meet you!

Position overview:

Medication Aide provides medication assistance and personal care to the residents of the community, following the guidelines provided by Evolve Senior Living.

We are hiring for all shifts, mornings, evenings, and overnight!

Responsibilities:

• Supports the mission, core values and goals of the organization, upholding and promoting company culture and vision.
• Completes all hours of state mandated continuing education each year.
• Promotes and displays a spirit of teamwork in performance of daily duties through cooperative interactions with co-workers and other departments.
• Supports a positive and professional image through actions and dress.
• Promotes the property in a positive manner and effectively communicates the organization’s values to residents, visitors, co-workers, and the community.
• Complete documentation per Evolve Senior Living standards to ensure that all care services are provided and that resident needs are met.
• Participate in narcotic count at shift change, ensuring accurate documentation of inventory count.
• Completes administration of medication as directed ensuring compliance with
  
  
  

“Rights of Medication Administration”.

• Participates in weekly medication cart audits, as assigned.
• Assists in re-ordering of medication.
• Maintains cleanliness of medication room.
• Ensures that all new medication orders are faxed to the pharmacy to obtain medication in an accurate and timely manner.
• Inform families when mail order medicines need to be reordered.
• Follows Physician Order Protocol to ensure proper processing of orders.
• Document and report any resident change of condition/status per policy.
• Assists in creating and maintaining of resident charts/care files.
• Participates in community Wellness Programs as assigned.
• Obtains and records residents’ vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration), weight, as directed.
• Observes resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Schedules doctor’s appointments based on the needs of the resident.
• Assures call lights are answered in a timely manner to attend to the residents needs as soon as possible after the call light is signaled.
• Attends training courses at community and maintains up to date monthly, quarterly, annual training through LMS system- learning management system.
• Addresses associate, family, and resident concerns to promote satisfaction and good communication.
• Is fully knowledgeable of the fire evacuation and disaster policy of the community and participates as assigned in fire and disaster drills.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal and health information concerning residents and staff.
• Demonstrates an understanding of compliance and ethics program policies and procedures.
• Completes all mandatory compliance, HIPAA and state and federal regulatory training as
• required.
• Other duties as assigned, and which relate to the success of the community and the care, comfort, and happiness of our residents.
• Performs other duties consistent with the position as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Medication Administration training/certification per state requirements.
• Must meet all health requirements.
• Experienced Caregiver of Certified Nursing assistant certification per state requirements
• CPR certification.
• Must have a strong understanding of the English language, sufficient to speak, read and write.