Full-Time
Medication Aide
Updated on 9/4/2026
Valley Care Management
No salary listed
Elkton, VA, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
CPR
Medication Administration
First Aid
Vital Signs
Customer Service
Requirements
- Maintain current registration with the state.
- Maintain current CPR/First Aid certification.
- Organize and manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrate a strong customer orientation to older adults.
- Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills.
- Read, write, and comprehend notes and job-related information.
- Have previous experience working in a senior living environment.
- Stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell as required by the job.
- Lift or carry weights of up to 75 pounds and lift and support residents using proper body mechanics and appropriate assistive devices.
- Be free of diseases that can be transmitted while performing job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
Responsibilities
- Administer medications and treatments to residents in a timely manner according to physician orders.
- Reorder medication as needed to ensure medications are available when needed.
- Give report to the medication aide relieving the employee.
- Maintain confidentiality of resident information.
- Transcribe physician orders to Medication Administration Records and fax them to the community pharmacy according to Medication Administration Procedures.
- Record vital signs on Medication Administration Records.
- Keep supplies stocked on medication carts.
- Contact residents’ physicians to report appointment or medication needs, behavioral changes, and health concerns.
- Follow the medication administration plan according to community policies and procedures.
- Communicate with the community pharmacy regarding supply needs.
- Become the designated person in charge when the administrator is not on site.
- Attend required in-services and training sessions, including Relias modules.
- Report staff or resident issues and concerns to the Administrator and/or RCC/RCD.
- Perform tasks and job requirements listed in the Registered Medication Aide and Direct Care Aide job descriptions.
- Assist with compliance with state and local regulations.
- Interact appropriately with residents, family members, and other guests.
- Assist other departments with duties assigned by the Administrator/RCC/RCD.
- Communicate each resident’s needs and preferences to caregivers as they become apparent or change over time.
- Respond to resident emergencies and act accordingly.
- Communicate resident concerns and issues to the appropriate person in a timely manner.
- Practice safety when working around and with equipment, chemicals, tools, and utensils.
- Contribute to resident satisfaction by meeting or exceeding customer expectations.
- Maintain efficient and appropriate communication with residents, family members, guests, and coworkers.
- Contribute to marketing efforts through appropriate interaction with prospective residents and guests.