Medication Aide - Overnights

Caring Professionals; Salem (SD); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Job summary

Leisure Living - Salem is seeking a compassionate caregiver to provide medication administration and resident support on a PRN basis, ensuring residents receive timely medications and attentive daily care.

Certification as a medication aide is preferred; if not trained, certification may be provided by the facility. The role emphasizes empathy, integrity, and respectful interaction with residents and families.

Qualifications

• Provide medication administration to residents.
• Take and record vital signs and report changes to the nurse.
• Answer and direct phone calls and assist with daily living tasks.

Responsibilities

• Administer oral medications (capsules, tablets, liquids) and topical meds.
• Take and record vital signs and communicate changes to charge nurse.
• Answer calls, direct inquiries, assist with cleaning and food prep as needed.

Skills

Medication administration

Vital signs

Telephone handling

Resident care

Education

Medication Aide Certification (or eligible)

Job description

Leisure Living - Salem

Job description:

Final Wage, depending on experience.

Responsibilities:

• Provide medication administrative support to our residents.


• Answer and direct phone calls.


• Cleaning and food prep.

If not trained as a medication aide, facility may provide certification.

Essential Duties:

Administer oral medications such as capsules, tablets, liquids and topical medications such as eye drops, ear drops, nose drops, ointments, and other skin preparations.

Takes and records vital signs. Records and reports any observations and changes in resident's condition to the charge nurse.

Job Types: PRN (as needed)

We are looking for a caring and compassionate person to join our team.

This individual must have a good work ethic that can establish trust and build excellent rapport with our residents and their family.

At our facility, we take care of people who can no longer take care of themselves.

We offer competitive wages and benefits.

Our facility and staff are committed to preserving and improving the quality of health of the people we serve by meeting the needs of the whole person.

We value: integrity, excellence, compassion, respect, stewardship, teamwork, and personal growth.

These values provide a standard of accountability that propel us forward in all our interactions.

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(EOE)

Part of Caring Professionals: www.caringprofessionals.org