Resident Medication Assistant -PRN

Noland Health Services, Inc.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Noland Health Services, Inc. is seeking staff to assist residents with medication administration and daily care in accordance with MAR and care plans. The role involves verifying patient information, documenting MAR entries, and ensuring orders align with medication packs.

Responsibilities include assisting with mobility, meals, and activities, maintaining clean care areas, orienting new residents, and supporting residents to participate in activities as directed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in resident/patient care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with medication administration and daily care.
• Verify residents recognize their name, date, and medications.
• Document accurately on MAR/EMAR and ensure orders match MAR.
• Assist with lifting, moving, and transporting residents using proper technique.
• Help prepare and serve meals; keep rooms and care areas clean and neat.
• Orient new residents and encourage participation in activities.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

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