Resident Medication Assistant - Part-time

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent working environment

Job summary

Noland Health Services, Inc. is seeking a part-time licensed or certified medication aide to assist residents in an assisted living setting in Birmingham, Alabama. The role includes medication administration, daily living activities, and documenting MAR/EMAR records.

Responsibilities include verifying orders, supporting resident independence, and maintaining a clean, safe environment while collaborating with the care team. Some weekends are required, with an excellent working environment.

Qualifications

• Assists residents with medication administration and daily care as directed.
• Requires ability to verify medication and MAR alignment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the resident with medication.
• Verify the resident can recognize the name, date and medication they are to take.
• Verify the resident has taken the medication.
• Provide care to residents including activities of daily living as needed.
• Notify supervisor of any change in condition or discrepancies.
• Compare physician order and MAR.
• Verify order matches MAR and medication pack.
• Document on MAR/EMAR.
• Assist with lifting, moving, and transporting residents.
• Check residents' personal care needs.
• Assist in preparing and serving meals as necessary and timely.
• Keep resident rooms and care areas clean and neat.
• Perform day-to-day housekeeping activities.
• Orient new residents to facility.
• Encourage residents to participate in activities and assist in activities.
• Assume additional responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Medication administration

Resident care

Documentation MAR/EMAR

ADLs assistance

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Part-time (20 + hours) per week

Includes some weekends

Assisted Living

Excellent working environment

Summary of Duties

Responsible for assisting residents with medication administration and with routine daily care and services in accordance with the resident’s Medication Administration Record (MAR), resident’s assessment and plan of care as directed.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist the resident with mediation.


• Verify with the resident, the resident can recognize the name, date and medication they are to take


• Verify the resident has taken the medication


• Provide care to residents including activities of daily living as needed


• Notify the manager/supervisor any change in condition (i.e. discrepancy in the order, MAR or medication pack, resident’s inability to recognize medications, areas of redness, skin tears, bruising, mental status changes, eating habits


• Compare the resident’s physician’s order and the MAR


• Verify the order matches the MAR


• Verify the order, MAR, and the medication pack match


• Document appropriately on the MAR/ EMAR


• Assist with lifting, moving, and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, etc., as necessary, utilizing proper facility technique


• Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met


• Assist in preparing and serving meals as necessary and on a timely basis


• Keep resident rooms and resident care areas clean and neat


• Perform day-to-day housekeeping activities in accordance with daily work assignments


• Orient new residents to facility


• Encourage and assist residents to participate in activities. Assist in conducting activities with residents as directed


• Assume additional responsibilities as assigned or needed.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience

Experience in resident/patient care preferred