Resident Medication Assistant

Job overview

The Resident Medication Assistant role is onsite in Buffalo, NY, and pays $17–$18.50 per hour based on experience. The posting lists full-time and part-time schedules. Peregrine Senior Living at Cheektowaga provides senior memory care and describes its focus as exceptional care and supervision for residents. The assistant supports residents with activities of daily living and helps monitor the medication program, dispensing medications according to physician orders and the Medication Administration Record. The role also requires attention to residents’ rights and medication-management procedures.

What you'll do

• Support compliance with residents’ rights
• assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, linens, positioning, transfers, mobility, and incontinence care as needed
• assist in monitoring the medication program
• dispense medication according to physician orders and the Medication Administration Record.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

resident medication assistant

buffalo ny

peregrine senior living at cheektowaga

senior living

memory care

medication assistance

medication administration

activities of daily living

nursing students

$17–$18.50/hr

paid holidays

health insurance

flexible scheduling

401(k) match

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid and floating holidays, medical, dental, and vision insurance, child care reimbursement, PTO donation program, employer-paid life insurance, Employee Assistance Program, PTO cash-out program, and 401(k) with company match.

Why this role

The posting identifies the role as a good opportunity for nursing students and requires a high school diploma or GED plus two years of resident care and medication management experience and/or training.

About the employer

Peregrine Senior Living at Cheektowaga is hiring for this role. Industry: Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly. Sector: 62.