Medication Aide

• Cottonwood Manor Assisted Living is currently seeking a Medication Aide to join our team of dedicated professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of our residents, their families, and our community.
• We focus on person-centered care.
• Our exceptionally trained and dedicated team members provide assistance and support with activities of daily living to maximize independence, while honoring dignity.
• We promote the heart of our culture with the acronym CAPLICO.
• Our core values of customer second, accountability, passion for learning, love one another, intelligent risk taking, celebration, and ownership guide us in our decision-making and inspire us to be better people, in and out of work.
• Customer Second (Employee First!) - Prioritizing our employees' health & work-life balance allows them to provide life-changing services for our customers.
• Accountability - We hold ourselves to the highest standards of care and professionalism.
• Passion for Learning - Ongoing training and innovation are a part of our DNA.
• Love One Another - We strive to see and treat each other as people whose interests matter as much as our own.
• Intelligent Risk Taking - We trust your judgment.
• Be innovative.
• Be entrepreneurial.
• Celebration - We love to celebrate successes and make work fun.
• Ownership - We reward and support our employees who treat this company as if they owned it.
• If these core values resonate deeply with your own moral compass and you meet the requirements below, then you should apply.
• About the Opportunity The Medication Aide administers prescribed medications and treatments to residents who need assistance in accordance with state regulatory stipulations and requirements for safe administration.
• Observes the resident taking the medication, notes effects including any unexpected or adverse effects, correctly documents the required information in the residents’ medication administration records, communicates any concerns or observations with the Wellness Director, Wellness Coordinator, or designated personnel.
• The Medication Aide also supports residents with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition, and physical health.
• Encourages resident independence, supports resident choice, and preserves resident dignity through professional conduct and interactions.
• Scheduled hours are 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM and include shifts every other weekend and every other company recognized holiday.
• Must meet yearly continuing education requirements (15 hours) by completing annual online training and attending monthly staff meetings.
• Critical Success Factors Successful completion of medication assistance training in compliance with the state’s regulatory requirements and facility requirements.
• Maintains up-to-date medication certification requirements according to state regulations.
• Compassionate and empathetic in all interactions.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Self-supervising, self-motivating; willing to collaborate and work as a team member.
• Adaptable and flexible; highly organized with ability to manage and prioritize multiple demands/tasks concurrently.
• Demonstrates problem solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior direct care experience preferred. High school diploma or GED. Meets age requirements according to facility policy and state regulations including CBRF training. We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com. PSL is the most progressive company in the exploding healthcare services field today. Dedicated to restoring public confidence in the healthcare industry, PSL has assembled a team of highly competent, dedicated and caring individuals who are creating a new standard of excellence for healthcare providers everywhere. PSL currently serves over 50 long-term care, facilities in six Western states. These facilities have no corporate headquarters or traditional management hierarchy. Instead, they operate independently with support from the “Service Center,” a world-class service team that provides the centralized clinical, legal, risk management, HR, training, accounting, IT and other resources necessary to allow on-site leaders and caregivers to focus squarely on day-to-day care and business issues in their individual facilities. As an organization, we are deeply committed to our mission of providing life-changing service to our residents, employees and the communities we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualifications and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.