Medication Assistant

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: Perform various resident care activities and related nonprofessional services essential to caring for personal needs and comfort of residents. The Medication Assistant administers medications as prescribed by the physician, documents the administration, the medication effectiveness, and any noted adverse reactions or side effects under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Hours: 6am-2pm Starting Pay $15 hour ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 1. Assist residents as assigned with a high quality of medication administration assistance per individual Care Plan/ISP as directed by physician orders. 2. Assist with personal care, including but not limited to; bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, incontinent care, foot care, vital signs, height and weight checks per policy (where applicable). 3. Make beds as needed in A.M., turn down as needed in P.M., strip beds once each week or PRN (where applicable). 4. Do all personal laundry on resident’s first scheduled shower day (where applicable). 5. Do all linens per shift (where applicable). 6. Assist residents with meal time, cut food, encourage to eat, feed when needed (where applicable). 7. Utilize on an on-going basis each day all...