Registered Medication Aid (RMA)

About the role

Join our dynamic team at Bickford Senior Living as a Medication Technician. This role supports resident care within the branch, ensuring residents’ daily medication needs are met with compassion while maintaining their dignity, allowing them to live life to the fullest. Overnight shifts are available.

Responsibilities

• Accurately follow the resident MAR to administer medications according to physician’s orders.
• Understand and follow the “Six rights of medication administration” and all Bickford policies and procedures regarding medication management.
• Appropriately utilize the eMAR system for medication administration.
• Communicate with clinical leadership for clarification and direction regarding resident medication administration and care.
• Provide direct resident care.
• Supervise resident care work of non-licensed team members and other areas of the branch as appropriate.
• Demonstrate the Bickford Mission “Whatever it Takes” to all team members on shift.

Qualifications

• Active Medication Technician Certification in good standing or at least one year of experience in senior care.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Willingness to take additional training or education as required by specific states.
• CPR and First Aid certifications required.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent in organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrates good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to utilize or learn Bickford’s eMAR system to administer medications.

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, and voluntary products.
• Part-time employees (29 or fewer hours per week) are eligible for Voluntary Life, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Accident, Critical Illness, Identity Protection, and Cyber Monitoring.
• Benefits start on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Prescription savings plans.
• All employees are eligible for a 401(k) with employer match.
• Pay available daily.

About Bickford Senior Living

Bickford Senior Living is a community of caregivers dedicated to enriching residents’ happiness by doing whatever it takes. Founded in 1991 in Olathe, Kansas, by the Eby Family, Bickford began with Mary Bickford, the matriarch of the family and our namesake, as its first resident. Today, Bickford has grown to over 50 locations in 7 states while maintaining a family environment at its core. We pride ourselves on serving thousands of residents and employees with a tradition of caring.