Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care
About the job
Requirements
Maintain current registration with the state.
Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities.
Strong customer orientation to older adults.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend notes.
Previous experience working in a senior living environment.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and smell as required by the job.
Ability to lift or carry up to 75 pounds and properly support residents using proper body mechanics.
Must be free of diseases that can be transmitted while performing job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
Ability to work scheduled shifts based on operational needs, including shift rotation, standby, and on-call assignments.
Responsibilities
Administer medications and treatments in a timely manner according to physician orders.
Reorder medications as needed to ensure availability.
Report to the medication aide relieving the employee and remain on duty until relieved.
Count narcotics at the beginning and end of each shift and report discrepancies to the administrator.
Transcribe physician orders to medication administration records and fax them to the pharmacy.
Record residents' vital signs on medication administration records.
Stock medication carts.
Call residents' physicians to report the need for appointments or medication.
Follow the medication management plan.
Communicate supply needs to the facility pharmacy.
Act as the designated person in charge when the administrator is not on site.
Attend all required in-service training sessions.
Communicate staff or resident issues to the administrator.
Perform all tasks listed in the Direct Care Aide job description and other duties assigned by the administrator.
Assist with compliance with state and local regulations.
Interact appropriately with residents, family members, and guests.
Assist other departments with duties assigned by the administrator.
Respond to resident emergencies and act accordingly.
Communicate resident concerns or issues to the appropriate person in a timely manner.
Practice safety when working around equipment, chemicals, tools, and utensils.
Maintain professional relationships with employees.
Maintain good hygiene and a professional appearance.
Contribute to resident satisfaction by meeting or exceeding customer expectations.
Maintain efficient and appropriate communication with residents, family members, and guests.
Contribute to marketing efforts through appropriate interaction with prospective residents and guests.
Wear nursing uniforms or scrub-type clothing and slip-resistant, closed-toe shoes during working hours.
Wear a name tag and keep hair secured away from the care area.
Carry a black pen and comply with workplace jewelry and piercing requirements.
Use proper body mechanics when lifting and supporting residents.
Do not sleep during working hours.
Desired Qualifications
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Positive attitude, enthusiasm, and energy.
High school diploma or equivalent certificate.
Medication Aide
Position Summary: Provide medications and treatments to residents while upholding service standards, philosophy and mission.
Position Responsibilities – Service
Administrator medication and treatments in a timely manner and per physician orders
Reorder medication as needed to ensure that medication are available when needed
Reports to medication aide relieving you
Count narcotics at beginning and end of shift. Report any discrepancy to Administrator.
Remain on duty until relieved by another medication aide
Transcribe physicians order to MARS when received and fax to pharmacy.
Record vitals signs on MARS
Stock medicine carts
Call resident’s physicians to report the need of appointment or medication.
Follow medication management plan.
Communicate with facility pharmacy of supply needs.
Designated person in charge when administrator in not on site
Participate in and attend all required in-services training sessions.
Communicate any staff or resident issues with the administrator
All task listed on Direct Care Aide Job description
All other duties assigned
Team Effort:
Assist in ensuring compliance with State and Local Regulations
Appropriately interact with resident, family member, and other guest
Assist all department with other duties as needed and/or assigned by Administrator
Action:
Respond to resident emergencies and act accordingly
Communicate any resident concerns/issue to the appropriate person in a timely manner
Practice safety in working around and with equipment, chemicals, tools, and utensils
No horse playing or agitating resident
Reputation:
Maintain professional relationships with all employees - no arguing
Maintain good hygiene and a professional appearance
Success:
Contribute to resident satisfaction by ensuring that customer’s expectations are met or exceeded
Maintain efficient and appropriate communication with residents, family members and guest
Contribute to marketing efforts through appropriate interaction with prospective resident and guest
Essential skills, experience and abilities:
Maintain current Registration with the State
Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
Strong customer orientation to older adults
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Positive attitude, enthusiasm and energy
Ability to read , write, and comprehend
Previous experience working in a senior living environment
Nonessential skills and experience: High school diploma or equivalent certificate
Dress Code:
Nursing Uniforms / Scrub type clothing
Tennis, Nursing, or Croc type shoes need to be slip resistance. No open toe shoes. Shoes must be worn at all times during working hours.
Name tag
Hair should be up out of the way of care
Black Pen
No piecing that dangle. No lip or eyebrow rings
Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described her are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, use fine and gross motor skills, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and or smell. An individual must have the reading ability at the level to comprehend notes. An individual in this position will be required to lift or carry weight in up to 75 pounds. Intermittent physical activity includes lifting and supporting residents. The employee must use proper body mechanics. The employee must be free of diseases that can be transmitted in the performance of job responsibilities during the stage of communicability.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to minimal to moderate noise. The employee occasionally works in high precarious places and is frequently expels to heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in outside weather condition and is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemical, extreme cold, and vibration. The employee will be exposed to blood and/or body fluids. The employee may encounter traumatic situations, such as having to care for mentally ill resident and contact the deceased residents. Employee will be scheduled based on operational needs (e.g., shift rotation, standby, on-call, etc.) SLEEPING IS NOT PERMITTED DURING WORKING HOURS.