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Medication AideThe Solana Doylestown • Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
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Medication Aide

The Solana Doylestown
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    Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
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    Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
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About

Job Description Come join our dedicated team at South Port Square, a wonderful place to work! South Port Square is a 40-acre campus in Port Charlotte close to Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda and is one of Florida's best kept secrets! You'll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive impact on our residents' lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career at South Port Square. For over 30 years, South Port Square has been addressing the growing needs of the retiring and senior communities. Today, South Port Square is one of twelve retirement communities in Florida managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation's leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at South Port Square. About The Role: The Med-Tech assists with the administration of medication under the direct supervision of an LPN or an RN. Assists licensed nursing staff by performing routine nursing duties and activities of daily living. Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Med-Tech:
Assists residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, toileting and exercising. Transfers, transports and escorts residents as needed. Answer signal lights promptly. Changes bed linens, makes beds, and keeps rooms clean and orderly. Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs. The med-tech who prepares the medicine administers the same. Checks and prepares each dose immediately preceding administration. Follows administration protocol. Records administration of the medication on residents medication administration record. Discards medication refused or otherwise not given and records on medication administration record. Reports medication errors or reactions to medications immediately to the charge nurse, who, in turn, reports to the residents attending physician and completes the necessary documentation. Performs accurate pulse and blood pressure and recognizes their significance in drug therapy. Signs and has access to the controlled schedule drug cabinet. Administers medication only upon a written physician's order.
Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:
Successful completion from a state approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred. Registration with state registry required. Successful completion of state approved Medicine Aide course, and when applicable, the continuing education course. Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to document care given.
What We Offer:
Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay! South Port Square now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on demand, as it's earned. Benefits for full and part-time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more! Fun, caring, inclusive work environment!
Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu, and COVID-19 vaccine status. FULL TIME 6A - 6P Salary: From $18.50 per hour Background Screening Requirement: This position requires background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For more information, please visit: https://info.flclearinghouse.com.
  • Punta Gorda, Florida, United States

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  • English
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