ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Medication Assistant is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure delivery of medications and health related items to the residents within a community. The Medication Assistant maintains medication room in a neat, clean and organized manor. Avoids loss, breakage and waste of supplies and equipment by properly using and storing resources.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Has awareness of and practices in accordance with the regulations of the state and company policies & procedures.
• Provides medication assistance for residents in according to physician orders,
• Ensures eMAR/MAR accurately reflects physician orders.
• Assists residents with activities of daily living, environmental orientation, vital signs, first aid wound care, and communication with third-party providers, according to resident's individual service plans. Documents service delivery and results in resident's record.
• Attends incidents/unusual occurrences, completes incident reports and notifies appropriate parties.
• Observes and communicates any changes in resident physical or mental status. Completes Alert Charting, adding & removing residents as appropriate, documents observations & vital signs in progress notes.
• Maintains current record for each resident, ensuring physician orders are present and in order, third-party provider notes are scanned and filed, and other updated/pertinent resident information is updated/entered both electronically and hard copy per policies & procedures.
• Serves meals to residents restaurant-style in the dining room and provides meal delivery/room-service as requested.
• Assists with gathering residents for activities, outings, meals or other events.

What makes our company a great place to work?

Our sincere approach:

Our Mission - Making a difference by cultivating purposeful connections, bringing joy & opportunity.

Our Values - Wisdom, Excellence, Purpose, Innovation, Integrity, Grace, Gratitude, Synergy

Pay - We know that pay is important to you, and we seek to pay our employees well. We conduct regular wage surveys and when a cost-of-living increase is due we pass the increase along to both current and on-coming employees. In addition, we offer pay rate increases at 90-days & annually.

Our Culture - We take leadership seriously and are dedicated to creating a positive, warm and inclusive environment

We Listen - We'll check in with you often through our app just to see how your shift went and make sure we are providing you all the tools and support you need to be successful.

We Care - We regularly recognize team members that exemplify our mission and values (see job description below) through our Employee Recognition Programs.

Training & Opportunities:

Grow Your Career - We offer online certification programs, on-the-job training and may cover your cost for job related certifications.

Opportunities for Advancement - Our Team Members are considered first for openings in Leadership positions.

Personal Growth Plans - We desire to know YOU and to support you in your senior living career endeavors.

Benefits:

• To celebrate YOU, you get to your BIRTHDAY OFF as a paid holiday
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay, including the evenings before Christmas & New Years
• Health & Dental Insurance
• Pay on Demand (similar to paycheck advances)
• Discounted employee meals
• Work with Friends - earn bonuses for referring the people you know!
• Benefit Hub that gives access to discounts to over 2800 retailers

Responsive

We review applications daily and will be in touch with you very soon!

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age
• Prior experience in a caregiver and/or medication assistant role
• Meet the assisted living requirements for criminal history screening
• Pass Abuse Registry Check (where applicable)
• Pass required drug/alcohol screenings
• First Aid and CPR Certification (where applicable)
• Have adequate education, relevant training, or experience to provide for the needs of the residents and be an Arizona Certified Caregiver (certificate required)

Physical Requirements

• Ability to spend long periods of time on feet and to ambulate quickly
• Ability to push and pull wheelchairs, medication carts and other equipment up to 300 pounds
• Ability to physically assist residents weighing 70 - 290 pounds
• Visual and auditory acuity within normal limits
• Bending, kneeling and occasionally reach above the shoulder level and carry up to 30 pounds
• Ability to use office equipment

Additional Requirements

• Sincere interest in providing quality, compassionate and innovative services for seniors
• Ability to understand the policies and procedures of the Community including emergency plans
• Follow mandatory reporting requirements and Resident Rights
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills. English skills adequate to allow communication with residents and staff and be able to understand written and verbal instructions
• Self-motivation and problem-solving skills
• Must be comfortable with technology and the use of software programs
• Familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Ability to multi-task with an attention to detail, prioritize and have excellent time management
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills
• Requires minimal supervision, is a self-starter, accurate, dependable, neat & thorough in tasks

This community is an equal opportunity employer.

This employer participates in E-Verify, the federal program for electronic verification of employment eligibility.