Certified Medication Assistant - LTC
Compensation
$18.5 – $28 /yr
Employment type
Contract
Work setting
On-site
Location
Wessington, SD
Schedule
Flexible
Posted
Travel
Required
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Job overview
Certified Medication Assistant - LTC in Wessington, SD. This is a contract position with a salary range of $18.50 - $28.00 per hour. Good Samaritan is a not-for-profit organization with over 100 years of service to seniors. The Medication Assistant (MA) serves as a caregiver who provides resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned residents under the supervision of a charge nurse, administering prescribed medications as delegated and within their scope of practice.
What you'll do
- Serves as caregiver who provides resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned residents under the supervision of a charge nurse.
- Knowledge of and delivers age-appropriate care related to the physical and psychological needs of the resident as per plan of care.
- Provides assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities.
- Administers prescribed medications as delegated by a licensed nurse and within their scope of practice as defined by state regulations.
- Documents the outcomes related to resident care, medication administration, behavior, activity, and dietary.
- Communicates changing condition, medication follow-up and care related concerns/responses to the charge nurse.
What we're looking for
- Education
- High school graduate or general equivalency diploma (GED) preferred, but not required.
- Experience
- 3 months experience in Long Term Care required (6 months preferred)
- Skills & competencies
- medication assistantcertifiedltccontractonsitewessington sdgood samaritanlong term carenursing assistantpremium pay$18.50-$28/hrweekend differentialevening/night differentialtravel required
- Work arrangement
- Weekend coverage required
Benefits & perks
- Health insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, generous time off package
About the employer
Good Samaritan is hiring for this role. Industry: Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Sector: 62.
Additional details
- Industry sector
- 62
- Industry
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Occupation code
- 31-1131.00
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