Medication Assistant

Experience Senior Living LLC.; Angel Run (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

STD/LTD

Life Insurance

Voluntary Life

401k with employer matching

Paid holidays

PTO 20 days

Job summary

Experience Senior Living in Tampa announces The Gallery Tampa grand opening with first resident move-ins anticipated in October 2026. We are building an opening team dedicated to hospitality, service, and exceptional resident experiences from day one.

We are hiring Medication Assistants to support residents with medication reminders, administration, and safety in a luxury senior living environment. Candidates should meet state requirements and be ready to join a dynamic launch team.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Medication certification as required by state guidelines.
• Must successfully complete ESL medication competency upon hire.
• First Aid and CPR Certification if required by state law or company standards.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and manuals.
• Effective communication with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide medication reminders and/or assistance according to state regulations.
• Administers medications as allowed by state guidelines.
• Order and receive medication; ensure medications are available and coordinate with pharmacy.
• Prioritize tasks to ensure optimum services as needs change.
• Maintain resident records in digital platform daily (medication distribution, incidents, observations).
• Perform room visits and room checks regularly.
• Assist with resident care when needed.
• Respond promptly to resident requests for assistance (emergency pull cords, calls).
• Monitor safety and well-being; report changes to Health and Wellness Director or nurse on duty.
• Audits and checks rooms for self-administered medications and ensure guideline compliance.
• Maintain open communication with supervisor and peers.
• May perform other duties as needed.

Education

High School Diploma

Medication certification

ESL medication competency

First Aid and CPR Certification

Job description

The Experience Senior Living team is excited to announce the upcoming grand opening of The Gallery Tampa, with our first resident move-ins anticipated in October 2026!

We’re beginning the search for exceptional team members who are passionate about hospitality, service, and creating an extraordinary resident experience from day one. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in launching one of the premier luxury senior living communities in the Tampa market.

Please note: While we are posting positions now, we are approximately a month away from making hiring decisions for many of these roles. During this time, we will be reviewing applications, conducting initial phone interviews, and beginning the interview process so we’re ready to build our opening team at the appropriate time.

We appreciate your interest, excitement, and patience throughout this process, and we look forward to getting to know you!

We are looking for Medication Assistants to join our amazing team!

Responsibilities:

• Provide medication reminders and/or assistance according to state regulations.

• Administers medications as allowed by state guidelines.

• Order and receive medication. Ensure all medications are available for administration and communicate with pharmacy if they are not.

• Prioritize tasks to ensure optimum services to residents as requests and needs change.

• Maintain resident’s records in our digital platform daily. This includes medication distribution, incidents, and observations, reporting any changes in residents’ physical and/or behavioral condition.

• Perform room visits and room checks on a regular basis.

• Assist with resident care when needed.

• Respond promptly and positively to resident requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords, telephone calls and requests from family and friends

• Monitors the safety and well-being of residents. Communicates any changes to Director of Health and Wellness or Wellness Nurse on duty.

• Audits and checks rooms for medications residents are self-administering and ensures compliance to guidelines

• Maintains open communication with supervisor and/or peers to promote awareness of resident issues.

• May perform other duties as needed and/or assigned.

• High School Diploma; or two (2) to four (4) years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Medication certification as required by state guidelines.

• Must successfully complete the ESL medication competency upon hire and as required by state regulation at a minimum.

• First Aid and CPR Certification if required by state law and/or Company standards.

• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to speak effectively to customers or employees of organization.

• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

• Appearance is neat, clean, and according to dress code.

• Able to demonstrate a high level of service delivery and hospitality; does what is necessary to ensure customer satisfaction, deals with service failures and prioritizes customer needs.

• Able to clearly present information through the spoken word; reads and interprets complex information; speaks with residents, family members and customers; listens well.

• Able to work cooperatively with a group of people to achieve goals and objectives.

• Able to communicate with others in a warm and helpful manner while simultaneously building credibility and rapport.

• Able to be tactful; maintains confidences and fosters an ethical work environment; prevents inappropriate behavior by coworkers; gives proper credit to others; handles all situations honestly.

• Able to keep an open mind and change opinions based on new information; preforms a variety of tasks and changes focus quickly as demands change; manages transitions effectively from task to task; adapts to varying customer needs.

• Ability to work varied schedules to include weekends, evenings, and holidays.

We offer a full benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life and voluntary life, 401k with employer matching, paid holidays, and up to 20 days PTO in the first three years.

Background Screening Requirement

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background screening in accordance with Florida law and company policy. Certain positions may require fingerprinting and Level 1 or Level 2 background screening. Applicants can review Florida care provider background screening requirements here: https://info.flclearinghouse.com