Personal Care Assistant & Med Aide - Assisted Living

Hillcrest Health Services; Bellevue (NE); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillcrest Health & Living in Bellevue, NE is hiring a Personal Care Assistant/Certified Medication Aide for the Hillcrest Mable Rose assisted living community. This role supports residents with daily living, personal care, and medication assistance.

You will provide quality care, document medications, assist with meals, and help residents with daily activities, under supervision of licensed staff. Starting pay is $16.00 per hour, with pay based on experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Certified as a 40-hour Medication Aide in Nebraska or able to obtain within 6 months of employment.
• Experience working with the elderly in an Assisted Living or Dementia Care setting preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English.
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds and perform repetitive sitting, bending, and standing movements.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality personal care and daily living support for residents.
• Provide medications to residents following the five rights and accurately document medication provision.
• Assist residents with activities of daily living and personal care needs, including bathing, dressing, hygiene, and adaptive devices.
• Take vital signs as ordered and report out-of-range results to the Nurse Manager or Director of Health Services.
• Assist with meals and dining by helping residents to and from meals and ensuring residents are accounted for.
• Support health maintenance activities with oversight from a licensed healthcare professional.
• Launder resident personal clothing and linens.
• Communicate resident concerns or needs with the nurse and oncoming/off-going shifts.
• Complete documentation in the EMR by exception in DAR format.
• Assist with general cleaning, including removing trash, making beds, organizing, and vacuuming.
• Help implement and support scheduled resident activities as needed.

Skills

Compassionate

Dependable

Detail-oriented

Education

High school diploma

Nebraska 40-hour Medication Aide certification

Job description

Hillcrest Health & Living in Bellevue, NE is hiring a Personal Care Assistant/Certified Medication Aide for the Hillcrest Mable Rose assisted living community. This role supports residents with daily living, personal care, and medication assistance.

You will provide quality care, document medications, assist with meals, and help residents with daily activities, under supervision of licensed staff. Starting pay is $16.00 per hour, with pay based on experience.