Medication Aide

Presbyterian Senior Living; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Presbyterian Senior Living in Philadelphia is seeking a Part Time Flex Medication Technician (evenings) to join our resident care teams. This role involves distributing medications, assisting with daily living activities, and promoting residents' well-being in a warm, compassionate environment.

You will work 3:00pm-11:00pm with rotating weekends and holidays, earning $18.00-$19.00 per hour plus shift differential, and you must have prior experience as a Medication Technician and complete

Qualifications

• Must be able to successfully complete required medication training.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required unless active on Nurse Aide registry.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Previous experience working with older adults preferred.

Responsibilities

• Distribute medications and treatments to residents and provide basic care to meet daily needs.
• Accurately and safely prepare, administer, and document medications and treatments; monitor residents closely.
• Promote residents' psychosocial well-being through planned and spontaneous social activities.
• Assist with meals and dining needs; maintain a clean and safe household environment.
• Support housekeeping tasks and assist with residents' personal laundry.

Skills

Medication training

Written and verbal instructions

Teamwork

Older adult care experience

Fast-paced environment

Education

High school diploma/equivalent

Job description

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt FTE: 0.5 = 40 hours per pay, Part Time Flex Holidays: Every Other Holiday On Call: No Schedule: 3:00pm-11:00pm Shift: Evenings Status: Part Time Flex Weekends: Every Other Weekend

Presbyterian Senior Living is a mission-driven organization that lives our values of fostering teamwork, upholding integrity, embracing innovation, and leading with compassion in all that we do. Our legacy of serving more than 6,000 older adults with respect and dignity for over 95 years supports our mission to promote wholeness of body, mind, and spirit for all that live within our communities.

If you are compassionate, driven and enjoy working with an organization that is committed to valuing the diversity of all team members, one that offers a variety of schedules, career development, excellent benefit options, and more; PSL is for you! Whether you are a nurse, caregiver, culinary professional, maintenance worker or looking for a new career, we offer a wide range of career opportunities to fit your skills and interest.

Compensation: $18.00-$19.00/Hour - (based upon experience) - PLUS additional shift Differential

Part Time Evening | Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Must have previous experience as a Medication Technician

The Personal Care Medication Aide/Caregiver is responsible for distributing medications and treatments to our residents. This position also performs the general duties and responsibilities of the household caregiver. The medication aide provides medical and physical care to the residents of the household to meet their daily needs and enable them to function at the highest possible level.

This position is the resident’s closest advocate in the household. As a caregiver, this role would promote the resident's psychosocial well-being through meaningful relationship building and works with the household team to meet other social service needs of the resident and the household. In this role, one would provide support, friendship and kindness for each of the household members. This role plans and facilitates social activities for residents of the household which provide meaningful ways to spend time as recreation, exercise, relationship building and fun.

This role also supports the household homemaker in maintaining a clean safe household environment and in caring for the residents’ personal laundry.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older unless active on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide registry
• High school diploma/equivalent required unless active on the Nurse Aide registry
• Must be able to successfully complete required medication training
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Previous experience working with older adults preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Capable of working as part of a team

Primary Caregiver

Respects the resident’s room as home and assists the resident in feeling in charge of everything that happens within. Supports residents in self-care and provides care as necessary for those unable to care for their own needs (grooming, hygiene, dining and nutritional needs, mobility, elimination, psychosocial and safety needs). Assists residents in all activities of daily living and independent activities. Responds to all resident requests for assistance and/or call bells in the household. Observes residents closely, identifying changing needs and conditions at first indication and reports immediately to household or nursing leadership as appropriate. Communicates and documents services provided to the resident. Recommends changes in the appropriate sections of the resident’s support/service plan.

Medication Administration

Accurately and safely prepares, administers and documents the administration of all medications and treatments. Continually honors person-centered and resident-directed care. Ensures that all medications and treatments are administered in a manner supporting resident direction, choice and dignity. Observes residents closely for needs, changes in condition, refusal or reaction to medications and immediately reports to licensed nursing staff. Performs basic care procedures to include catheter, temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height and weight, specimen collections, colostomy care, oxygen maintenance, and other special care.

Life Enhancement (Social Service and Activities)

Continually seeks opportunities to meet resident’s psychosocial needs through planned and spontaneous actions. Provides ongoing support, friendship and kindness to all household members. Plans and organizes social activities the household which includes making any necessary arrangements. Leads and participates in learning circles with residents and staff in the household. Informs residents of activities. Maintains appropriate documentation in support of social service and activities functions in the household. Assists with transportation of residents to outside appointments and accompanies resident as assigned.

Meals

May assist with mealtimes.

Housekeeping

Maintains clean spaces in the household (resident rooms, common spaces and equipment). Maintains supply of all materials required to meet resident needs. Supports all aspects of the household environment (pets, plants, children, visitors and guests, facilitating all planned and spontaneous needs and activities). Coordinates work with the household homemaker to ensure the housekeeping needs of the household are met.

Laundry

Assists residents as needed to wash, mend, iron, fold and sort residents’ personal laundry. Supports residents in self-care and provides assistance to ensure residents’ personal laundry needs are met.