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Experience Senior Living

Senior living developer and operator

Medication Assistant

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeFort Collins, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma, two to four years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
  • Medication certification is required as specified by state guidelines.
  • Must successfully complete the ESL medication competency upon hire and as required by state regulation, at a minimum.
  • First Aid and CPR certification are required if mandated by state law and/or company standards.
  • Must be able to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, and speak effectively to customers or organization employees.
  • Must be able to apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
  • Must maintain a neat, clean appearance consistent with the dress code.
  • Must demonstrate service delivery and hospitality, address service failures, and prioritize customer needs.
  • Must clearly present information verbally, read and interpret complex information, speak with residents, family members, and customers, and listen effectively.
  • Must work cooperatively with a group to achieve goals and objectives.
  • Must communicate warmly and helpfully while building credibility and rapport.
  • Must be tactful, maintain confidences, foster an ethical work environment, prevent inappropriate coworker behavior, give proper credit, and handle situations honestly.
  • Must remain open to new information, adapt focus as demands and customer needs change, perform varied tasks, and transition effectively between tasks.
  • Must be available to work varied schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Responsibilities

  • Provide medication reminders and/or assistance in accordance with state regulations.
  • Administer medications as permitted by state guidelines.
  • Order and receive medications, ensure medications are available for administration, and contact the pharmacy when they are not.
  • Prioritize tasks to provide appropriate services as residents' requests and needs change.
  • Maintain residents' records daily in the digital platform, including medication distribution, incidents, and observations, and report changes in residents' physical or behavioral conditions.
  • Conduct regular room visits and room checks.
  • Assist with resident care when needed.
  • Respond promptly and positively to residents' requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords, telephone calls, and requests from family and friends.
  • Monitor residents' safety and well-being, and communicate changes to the Director of Health and Wellness or the Wellness Nurse on duty.
  • Audit and check rooms for medications residents self-administer and ensure compliance with guidelines.
  • Maintain open communication with supervisors and peers to promote awareness of resident issues.
  • Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

About the Company

Experience Senior Living

Senior living developer and operator

Experience Senior Living is a developer and operator of senior-living communities. Its communities may provide independent living, assisted living, and memory care along with dining, activities, and resident services. Development and central teams create and support properties while community staff deliver daily operations and care. Work includes caregiving, nursing, culinary, sales, activities, maintenance, development, and corporate disciplines. The scope is Experience Senior Living and its own community portfolio. Its workforce connects frontline delivery with the specialist, operational, technical, and business teams that support the organization.

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