Medication Aide

Primrose Retirement Communities; Kansas City (MO); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 29.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plans

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Zusammenfassung

A senior living community in Kansas City seeks a Medication Aide responsible for administering medications and providing essential care to residents. This role includes personal hygiene, meal services, and support to nursing staff. Ideal candidates will have certification as a Medication Aide and experience in assisted living. Full-time, part-time, and PRN opportunities are available with various shifts including days, evenings, and nights.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a long-term care or assisted living environment is preferred.
• Maintain CPR/First Aid certification as per state regulations.
• Attends in-service training and maintains continuing education hours.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities and work as a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize responsibilities.

Aufgaben

• Administer routine medications to residents in accordance with state regulations.
• Provide personal hygiene, meal services, and other duties for residents.
• Collaborate with nursing department and medical professionals.
• Attend in-service trainings and maintain required continuing education hours.

Kenntnisse

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Time management

Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease

Basic computer knowledge

Ausbildung

Current certification as a Medication Aide

CPR/First Aid certification

Tools

Basic computer knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

Primrose Retirement Communities began over 30 years ago with a simple mission - to honor our seniors by offering a variety of healthy, happy lifestyle options.

By getting the right people on the team at all levels of the organization and by making work fun, we will create a culture where the best people will want to work, residents will want to live, and the core values of Accountability, Relentless Improvement, Embrace Change, Respect and Passion are embraced.

What we offer:

• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Various coverage levels for Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

And best of all, you get to work with our amazing STAFF and RESIDENTS !

Primrose Retirement Communities is hiring for a Medication Aide to be responsible for administering routine medications to residents in accordance with state regulations and Primrose policy. The Medication Aide provides care to residents which may include personal hygiene, dressing, housekeeping, laundry, social-recreational activities, meal services and other duties and services as assigned within the community. The Medication Aide collaborates and assists in supporting the entire nursing department, other departments, medical professionals, consultants, residents, and families in an efficient and economic manner to enable each resident to attain or maintain the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.

What we're looking for:

• Experience in a long-term care or assisted living environment is preferred.
• Current certification as a Medication Aide or Assistant or Qualified Medication Administration Person per state regulations.
• Maintain CPR/First Aid certification per state regulations.
• Attends in-service training as assigned and maintains continuing education hours if required for certification of position.
• Has strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to prioritize responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Alzheimer’s Disease, other dementias and related memory impairments is preferred.
• Demonstrates abilities to work as a team.
• Basic knowledge of computer software and programs.
• Able to work weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

Opportunities for full-time, part-time, or PRN (as needed) hours.

Available shifts: days, evenings, or nights.