Memory Care - Medication Aide, Full Time

About the Role

The Medication Aide helps create a joyful and vibrant community by caring for residents and administering and/or assisting with the self-administration of routine and non-routine, non-injectable medications by oral, rectal, or topical means in accordance with physician orders and nursing practices as directed by the Director of Nursing Services.

Responsibilities

• Performs tasks assigned by the Director of Nursing Services, including vital signs, residents' weights, applying creams/ointments, collecting specimens, and lifting, moving, and transporting residents using proper body mechanics or lifting devices.
• Maintains accurate records of medications and treatments administered or omitted on each resident’s clinical record, including reasons for omission or administration of prn medication.
• Records narcotics administered or received on the appropriate controlled drug count sheet and reports all medication errors immediately.
• Reports and records changes in resident conditions, incidents, and accidents to the Director of Nursing Services, physician, and family members as indicated.
• Communicates with physicians, pharmacies, and families to ensure timely receipt of medications.
• Provides direct resident care while promoting dignity, independence, and choice; observes and reports residents' physical and mental conditions.
• Communicates effectively and tactfully with residents, visitors, families, peers, and supervisors.
• Assists with or performs Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as needed and documents care services accurately.
• Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously while respecting dignity, confidentiality, and individual rights.
• Follows community fire safety, infection control practices, and promptly reports unsafe conditions or equipment.
• Adheres to standard precautions, safe work practices, and established safety/disaster plans; reports and corrects unsafe working conditions.
• Maintains cleanliness and order in the medication room, restores medication and equipment, and removes outdated or discontinued medication for return to the pharmacy.
• Attends and participates in required meetings and trainings; stays current on assigned tasks and duties.
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Current CNA/HCA license in good standing.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Medication pass certification per state requirements.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Valid Food Handlers card.
• Pass a criminal background and fingerprint check.
• General computer literacy with knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Working knowledge of office machines (copier, fax, phone system, etc.).

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, kneel, stoop, and squat.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; constantly lifting 25 to 40 pounds.
• Frequently required to reach below shoulder height.
• Must stand for 6 out of 8 hours.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Program: Pay rate calculated based on relevant years of experience and education/certification requirements.
• Shift Differential: Additional pay for night shift employees.
• Bonus: Shift coverage bonus offered as needed.
• Health Care: Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Savings and Spending Accounts: Tax-free accounts for health care and dependent care expenses, including HSA with employer contribution.
• Paid Time Off:
  • Sick time accrues at 0.025 hours for every hour worked, available after 90 days.
  • Paid time off (PTO) accrual eligibility at 12 months, starting at 0.0326 hours for every hour worked.
  • Floating Holiday: 0.04 hours accrued for every hour worked, up to 56 hours annually, eligible upon hire.
• Holiday Pay: Time worked on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas paid at 1.5 times the normal hourly rate.
• Bereavement Leave: Up to 3 days.
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance.
• Retirement: Traditional and Roth 401(k) after 12 months and 1,000 hours worked, with semi-annual enrollment and annual employer discretionary contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cascadia Assistance Fund: Financial help for hardships or continuing education.