What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident Care Giver/ Medication Aide position at Minnesota Greenleaf?
Job Summary
As a Resident Care Giver/Medication Aide, you’ll help residents live with comfort, dignity, and as much independence as possible. You’ll provide attentive personal care, support medication routines within your authorized scope, and communicate changes in residents’ needs to the care team. Your impact: Consistent, respectful care helps residents and their families feel supported and informed.
Duties
- Assist with bathing, dressing, mobility, meals, and other resident personal care needs; use safe manual-handling practices and follow lifting procedures.
- Administer medications as authorized, observe residents, and report changes in condition, including vital signs when assigned.
- Support senior care, memory care, dementia and Alzheimer’s care, hospice, and individual needs related to disabilities or developmental disabilities.
- Document care and medication activity accurately in medical records, electronic health record (EHR) or electronic medical record (EMR) systems; protect confidentiality under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Follow care plans, infection-control practices, state healthcare regulations, and facility procedures; communicate clearly with residents, families, and colleagues.
Experience
- Caregiving, patient care, nursing, or resident care experience is valuable, including assisted living, senior living, nursing home, hospital, acute care, home care, or home and community care.
- Familiarity with geriatric patients, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, medical documentation, and caregiver communication is helpful.
- Experience with first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic life support, catheter care, tube feeding, and vital signs is preferred where relevant to the role.
- Knowledge of State Board of Nursing requirements and experience with Epic, Cerner, or other EHR/EMR systems are helpful; follow authorized duties and applicable regulations.
Pay: $17.00 - $23.00 per hour
Expected hours: 20.0 – 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Referral program
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $23