Job Description
Facility: GSS SD Herreid Ctr
Location: Herreid, SD
Address: 806 Main St, Herreid, SD 57632, USA
Shift: 8 Hours - Night Shifts
Job Schedule: Full time
Weekly Hours: 30.00
Salary Range: $18.00 - $22.50
Pay Info: $5,000 Sign on Bonus!
Department Details
We are a small 16 bed Assisted Living facility with a family feel. If you enjoy helping the elderly and doing meaningful work you will enjoy working with the residents and a wonderful staff.
Come join our team of caring and compassionate staff at our Herreid facility!
Reasons to love this job:
· Comprehensive benefits package and paid time off for qualifying positions
· 401k retirement savings
· Additional employee perks
· Scholarships and Sponsorships to help with further learning and education
· Night, weekend, and pick up shift differentials available!
· Direct access to your earnings daily!
Job Summary
The Medication Assistant (MA) 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 per plan of care. Provides assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities that may include, but are not limited to, bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing/undressing, obtaining and recording vital signs, and providing psycho-social support and other personal care to assigned resident. May assist the resident in transferring, re-positioning, and walking using correct and appropriate transfer techniques and equipment and provides range of motion and passive exercises. Completes tasks related to food preparation and dining, while creating a positive dining experience for the resident. May assist residents with meals and snacks; provide water and supplements as appropriate.
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. Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs. Provides housekeeping and laundry services to assist residents with keeping living areas clean and operational. Provides assistance and documentation with wellness and recreational programs and encourages residents to participate.