Medication Aide

Senior Pharmacy Services Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Pharmacy Services Inc. in Plano, TX is hiring a Medication Aide for Spring Creek Assisted Living. The role includes administering medications and recording dosages, and taking vital signs under RN delegation, with a 3PM-11PM shift and a 4 days on/2 days off schedule.

The position emphasizes resident care, coordinating with medical professionals, and ensuring health and safety standards within a typical assisted living environment. Training or prior experience may be required.

Qualifications

• GED or high school diploma or equivalent
• 0–3 months related experience or training (or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Administers routine daily medications to residents as prescribed or with RN delegation
• Records medication dosages and times accurately
• Takes and records vital signs with RN delegation
• Coordinates with medical professionals to assist with resident care and medications
• Observes residents and documents changes in their condition
• Upholds health and safety standards
• Responds to emergency signals and identifies residents’ needs
• Reports concerns to supervisor and/or appropriate parties
• Ensures equipment is routinely inspected and cleaned
• Maintains appropriate documentation and records

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

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Now Hiring Medication Aide for Spring Creek Assisted Living

3PM - 11PM Shift, 4 days on/2 days off schedule

The Medication Aide performs a variety of resident care duties including administering medication, recording medication dosages and taking and recording vital signs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• gives/delivers routine daily medications to residents, either prescription as prescribed or non-prescription, with RN delegation
• coordinates with medical professionals to assist with resident care and medications
• follows written or verbal instructions on how to manage medications
• records medication dosages and times
• observes residents and documents changes in their condition
• upholds all health and safety standards
• responds to all emergency signals to identify residents’ needs
• reports any concerns or issues about residents to supervisor and/or appropriate parties
• ensures equipment is routinely inspected and cleaned
• takes and records vital signs with RN delegation

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or 0-3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Computer Skills competency with Microsoft Office Suite

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

• is frequently required to sit and use hands to operate telephone, type and operate computer and mouse
• is frequently required to talk, hear, and bend and twist neck
• may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job:

• the employee is in a typical office environment
• the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally noisy