Medication Aide/Caregiver

Presbyterian Senior Living; Huntingdon (Huntingdon County); Sur place; USD 23 000 - 25 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Presbyterian Senior Living is seeking a compassionate Personal Care Medication Aide/Caregiver for a part-time day shift with rotating weekends and holidays. This role distributes medications, assists residents with daily needs, and supports social activities within the household.

You will promote residents' well-being, maintain a clean household, and work as part of a caring team dedicated to dignity and respect for older adults.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older depending on registry status.
• High school diploma or equivalent required unless active on Nurse Aide registry.
• Must successfully complete required medication training.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Strong communication skills.
• Previous experience with older adults preferred.
• Excellent customer service.
• Positive attitude and teamwork.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsabilités

• Distributes medications and treatments to residents.
• Provides care to meet daily needs and enable residents to function at a high level.
• Promotes residents' psychosocial well-being through relationship building.
• Support household team with social activities and daily living tasks.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Team player

Customer service

Formation

High school diploma/equivalent

Description du poste

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 from $17.00-$18.00/Hour- Plus additional shift differential!

Part Time Day | Rotating Weekends and Holidays

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 residents' 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
• Must possess the ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Strong communication skills
• Previous experience working with older adults preferred
• Excellent customer service
• Positive Attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Capable of working as part of a team