Medication Assistant (AL)

Description

The Medication Assistant is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure delivery of

medications and health related items to the residents within a community. The Medication

Assistant assists in developing, coordinating, and performing the tasks on the service plan

according to the resident’s preferences and abilities.

Requirements

? To become familiar with the Montessori approach, when in a Montessori community,

through the training provided.

? To support and engage in Montessori practices, when in a Montessori community, as

presented by Amaran Senior Living.

? To assist fellow team mates in the practices of Montessori and

intergenerational activities, when in a Montessori community.

? To support and engage in Intergenerational programming as introduced during

orientation and continued training, when in a Montessori community.

? Engage residents in Montessori works, when in a Montessori community, to the best

of your ability and residents interest.

? Has awareness of and practices in accordance with the regulations of the state and

company policies & procedures.

? Provides medication assistance for residents in according to physician orders,

? Ensures eMAR/MAR accurately reflects physician orders.

? Assists residents with activities of daily living, environmental orientation, vital signs,

first aid wound care, and communication with third-party providers, according to

resident's individual service plans. Documents service delivery and results in

resident's record.

? Attends incidents/unusual occurrences, completes incident reports and notifies

appropriate parties.

? Observes and communicates any changes in resident physical or mental status.

Completes Alert Charting, adding & removing residents as appropriate, documents

observations & vital signs in progress notes.

? Maintains current record for each resident, ensuring physician orders are present and

in order, third-party provider notes are scanned and filed, and other updated/pertinent

resident information is updated/entered both electronically and hard copy per policies

& procedures.

? Serves meals to residents restaurant-style in the dining room and provides meal

delivery/room-service as requested.

? Performs other related duties as assigned.