Medication Assistant, Certified (MAC) - Starting $18/hr

Responsibilities

• Perform limited medication administration tasks as delegated by a licensed nurse.
• Provide nursing care to residents including activities of daily living.
• Compare the resident’s physician’s order and the MAR.
• Verify the order matches the MAR.
• Verify the order, MAR, and the medication pack match.
• Document appropriately on the MAR/EMAR.
• Keep resident rooms and care areas clean and neat.
• Participate in the orientation of new residents to facility.
• Document care as instructed and required.
• Report all changes in the resident’s condition to the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse as soon as practical.
• Check each resident routinely to ensure that his/her personal care needs are being met.
• Auxiliary in transporting residents to/from dining room, therapy, activity and social programs, etc., as necessary.
• Encourage resident to participate in activity programs.
• Perform restorative and rehabilitative procedures as instructed.
• Auxiliary in lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., as necessary, utilizing facility technique.

Requirements

• Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant.
• Must successfully complete a board-approved Medication Assistant, Certified (MAC) education program and hold a Medication Assistant certification.
• Must have Certified Nursing Assistant experience preferred.
• Must hold a Medication Assistant certification.
• Must be able to demonstrate basic computer skills within thirty days of employment.
• Must be able to read, write and speak the English language.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must possess flexibility.
• Must be able to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must demonstrate sensitivity to the special needs of residents.