Compassionate Medication Aide – Flexible Schedule & Growth

Sonida Senior Living; Columbus (NC); On-site; USD 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life/disabil.

401k with company match

PTO from day one

Paid training

Educational opportunities

Referral programs

Job summary

LaurelHurst and LaurelWoods, a Sonida Senior Living community in Columbus, NC, are seeking a licensed Medication Aide to support independent living, assisted living and memory care residents.

The role includes administering medications, assisting with daily living, monitoring vital signs, and may supervise CNAs as directed. Comprehensive benefits and schooling opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed in NC as a Medication Aide, and must maintain current and unencumbered licensure

Responsibilities

• Setting up and administering resident medications as ordered by physicians and per professional standards of medication administration, and may supervise CNAs as directed.
• Provides patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths
• Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals
• Maintains patient stability by checking vital signs and weight; testing urine; recording intake and output information

Job description

LaurelHurst and LaurelWoods, a Sonida Senior Living community in Columbus, NC, are seeking a licensed Medication Aide to support independent living, assisted living and memory care residents.

The role includes administering medications, assisting with daily living, monitoring vital signs, and may supervise CNAs as directed. Comprehensive benefits and schooling opportunities are offered.