Medication Aide

As a Medication Aide, you’ll be responsible for assisting residents with their medications under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. You will play a key role in promoting safety, comfort, and quality of life for residents.

Medication Aide Duties and Responsibilities:

· Prepares and administers safely and documents regularly prescribed oral, eye, nasal, and ear medications to residents. Prepares and administers topical medications to intact skin.

· Administers as allowed, PRN drugs when authorized by a licensed nurse.

· Responds to resident pendant calls, phone calls, bed/chair alarms in a timely and courteous manner

· Provides assistance and care to all residents, including but not limited to, showers, safety and incontinence checks/brief changes, dressing and hygiene assistance, escorting, and transferring.

· Uses the Physician's Desk Reference or other appropriate drug reference if ever unsure or unclear as to drug being administered.

· Checks physician's orders against medication forms.

· Maintains cleanliness and proper storage of all drugs and maintains a clean working environment.

· Keeps medication cart locked while unattended.

· Care for and position all patient tubing and bags as instructed.

· Counts all drugs on Individual Control Drug Records with on-coming charge person at shift change.

· Makes rounds and reports needs and conditions to the charge nurse as applicable.

· Administers vital signs and documents properly.

· Keeps medical records current by charting pertinent resident conditions timely and routine charting as scheduled, with co-signature by licensed nurse.

· Comply with the facility's privacy practices and procedures related to resident and employee records and all state/federal privacy laws as outlined by HIPAA.

Medication Aide Qualifications and Skills:

· Ability to work overtime.

· Successful completion of a state approved training program in medication administration.

· Current-CPR Certification Preferred

Medication Aide Benefits:

· Retirement plan

· Paid time off

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