Medication Aide Assisted Living - FT

We’re seeking a reliable and compassionate full-time **Medication Aide** to join our assisted living team. Shifts are **6 AM to 2 PM** and **2 PM to 10 PM** on a **4-on, 2-off rotation**. In this role, you’ll ensure residents receive the right medications at the right time, with accuracy and care. Beyond medication management, you’ll provide hands-on support in a respectful, customer-focused environment that honors each resident’s dignity. You’ll also help coordinate daily activities, encourage engagement in recreational programs, and create a safe, enriching experience for everyone in your care. **Essential Functions** Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. - Sets up medications and passes them to residents following established policies and procedures. - Performs narcotic counts at the beginning and end of each shift. - Orders medications from pharmacy following community policies. - Checks MAR’s for error following community policy. - Calls residents families to bring in medication as needed if applicable. - Pulls expired medication or discontinued medications, prepares for drug destruction. - Administers treatments, takes vital signs, and weighs residents. - Documents/charts on residents’ changes and unusual occurrences. - Documents medical changes and orders on MAR per Dr. orders. - Ensures lab work, faxes, physician orders, and medication orders are completed and filed according to community policies and procedures. - Schedules doctor appointments as needed. - Admits new residents per community policy. - Assists residents with showers, grooming, dressing, and toileting as needed. - Assists residents with activities of daily living as described on individual care plans. - Assists with basic cleaning and maintenance issues when needed. - Cleans up after incidents in a timely, efficient manner while maintaining the dignity of the resident. - Assists residents who have fallen providing safety, security, and compassion. - Escorts residents to and from the dining room as needed. - Picks up laundry from resident’s apartment as needed and transport to laundry room. - Assists in serving meals and beverages and taking meal orders as needed. - Answers call lights with patience and compassion following company guidelines. - Listens to residents with empathy and assurance. Follows up with appropriate personnel regarding resident concerns. - Makes rounds on resident to ensure their safety and provide assistance as needed. - Calls Health Services Director, doctors, and families to inform of any change in condition, incidents, medications, etc. as needed. - Attends meetings/in-services/training sessions as required by Health Services Director and/or Executive Director. - Maintains confidentiality of residents’ personal information in and out of the community and protects and supports residents’ rights. - Communicates with residents, families, visitors, and employees in a positive manner using excellent communication skills. - Provides tours to potential residents and families that show how the resident’s individual needs can be met and promotes the concept of care in the community. - Maintains a professional appearance and demeanor that encourages a positive, nurturing environment for the residents, families, vendors, and guests. - Ensures excellent customer service by maintaining open and honest communication, answering phone promptly and professionally, and ensuring residents, families, physicians, and other employee’s needs are met. - Ensures adequate daily coverage for meal service by communicating with the Culinary Services Director and/or Host/Hostess, to include taking resident orders for meals, providing drink refills according to residents’ / guests’ requests, assists with the cleaning, resetting and preparation of the dining room in-between meal times. - Ensures adequate daily coverage for meal service by communicating with the Culinary Services Direct…