Personal Care Assistant/Medication Technician
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Description
Personal Care Assistant/Medication Technician
Landis Homes Personal Care
- Working part-time, 56 hours bi-weekly
- 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM
- Every other weekend and every other holiday
Personal Care Assistant/Medication Technician Benefits:
- Agency free facility!
- Full Benefits package starts on day one of employment
- Training offered to qualified applicants who are not already certified
- Access to our state-of-the-art Wellness Center and pool.
- FREE visits to our employee health center, Meadowview Health, which provides vaccinations, physicals, wellness/sick visits, and can act as a primary care provider to ALL full and part-time staff regardless of their health insurance plans.
Personal Care Assistant/Medication Technician Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Serves as liaison between families, nursing staff, Social Services and Life Enrichment in making sure residents’ needs are met.
- Assists with preparing and updating service plans.
- Assists residents with treatments as assigned.
- May serve as mentor for new aides in specific areas of job training.
- Provides hands-on care of residents as written on the Resident’s Service Plan and Support Plan.
- Observes and reports all pertinent information, including vital signs, abnormal conditions and changes from previous conditions to the Team Leader.
- Responds to resident call bells and alarms and supports the residents within their scope of practice.
- Keeps assignments, routines and support plans up-to-date.
- Assists residents with dining, tray delivery, and offers nourishments/liquids to residents at mealtime, between meals and when needed.
- Maintains resident rooms, support centers, and living rooms in a neat and orderly appearance.
- Uses equipment properly, keeping it clean and in the proper place.
- Maintains current Medication Technician certifications.
- Maintains current diabetic training.
- Maintains current CPR certification.
- Maintains First Aid Certification.