Medication Aide

The Medication Aide performs a variety of resident care duties including administering medication, recording
medication dosages and taking and recording vital signs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• gives/delivers routine daily medications to residents, either prescription as prescribed or non-prescription, with RN delegation
• coordinates with medical professionals to assist with resident care and medications
• follows written or verbal instructions on how to manage medications
• records medication dosages and times
• observes residents and documents changes in their condition
• upholds all health and safety standards
• responds to all emergency signals to identify residents’ needs
• reports any concerns or issues about residents to supervisor and/or appropriate parties
• ensures equipment is routinely inspected and cleaned
• takes and records vital signs with RN delegation

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:
Education and/or Experience

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or 0-3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Computer Skills competency with Microsoft Office Suite
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

• is frequently required to sit and use hands to operate telephone, type and operate computer and mouse
• is frequently required to talk, hear, and bend and twist neck
• may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job:

• the employee is in a typical office environment
• the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally noisy