![]() ![]() Perform various housekeeping duties related to resident care.Maintain an accurate and complete record of care provided and document observations appropriately.Remind and assist resident in taking pre-measured medications.Change simple dressings and ostomy bags.Significant changes in the resident’s condition will be reported to the Wellness Manager immediately. Monitor and record temperature, pulse, respirations and blood pressure, as directed by the Wellness Manager.Assist with feeding and dressing residents.Assist resident with use of bedpan, urinal, commode and bathroom.Assist resident in and out of bed and with ambulation.Provide good body alignment, positioning, and range of motion exercises for non-ambulatory patients.Provide appropriate care of skin, hair, nails, mouth and feet.Provide bed bath, shower or tub bath as appropriate.Under the direction of the Wellness Director or Wellness Manager, the medication assistant may perform the following duties:.Provide personal care to the resident in a compassionate and understanding manner.Complete required annual medication training.May record and restock medication inventory.May receive supply of ordered medications from the pharmacy.Administers or assists with medication administration via the following routes: oral, topical, eye, ear and nose, rectal, transdermal, sublingual and buccal per state and certification guidelines.Adhere to community medication policies.Document reasons prescribed drugs are not ingested by resident.Take vital signs or observes residents to detect respond to specified types of medication and prepares report or notifies designed personnel of unexpected reactions.Presents medication to residents and observes ingestion or other application, assists or administers medication, using specified procedures.Verify identity of resident receiving medication and record name of drug, dosage, route, and time of administration on specified forms of records.Administer and/or assist with self- administration of prescribed medication to residents and maintain related medical records under the supervision of the RN and/or LPN.The Medication Assistant is responsible for the care and assistance of medication administration of residents according to their Individual Service Plan and Physician Orders. Two open positions for 2pm to 10 pm, Two open positions for 6 am to 2 pm and One open position for 10 pm to 6 am. Wellness Director, Wellness Manager, and/or designee ![]()
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