Job Description
Job Description
Description
Certified Medication Aide
Location: The Ashford at Sturbridge
Job Type: Full-Time, Part-Time or PRN
Pay Rate: $21/hour plus shift differential
Make a Difference—And Own Your Future
Join Wallick Communities, a 100% employee-owned company with over 55 years of experience in providing affordable housing and assisted living for families and seniors across the Midwest. With 1,000+ associates and a mission to open doors to homes, opportunity, and hope, we take pride in fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where every employee-owner plays a vital role.
A Career with Wallick Means. . .
- Creating Homes for People Who Need It Most : Providing new beginnings for residents seeking affordable, safe and high-quality housing where they can thrive.
- Pay-on-Demand: access your money as you earn it.
- Exceptional Benefit Package : Health, dental, vision insurance effective within 2 weeks of starting your new job, paid time off, gym membership reimbursement, paid parental leave, 401K, and more!
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, including paid parental leave.
- Pay-on-Demand: access your money as you earn it.
- Learning & Support : A supportive team that cares about your continued development, well-being and professional growth.
- Resident Stories That Stay with You : From Henry, who moved into his first-ever home, to Jaci, whose stay at a Wallick community allowed her to achieve homeownership and graduate college, kickstarting her dream career.
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, including paid parental leave.
- Career Growth: Tuition reimbursement, training, professional development, and advancement opportunities within a company that invests in its people.
- Employee Owned, Resident Focused : As a 100% employee-owned company, your daily work (supporting our residents) also contributes to your financial future by sharing in our profitability.
What You’ll Do
- Administer medications, as prescribed, and under the direction of a licensed nurse
- Promptly report to the nurse, a resident’s request/need for PRN medications.
- Promptly report to the nurse any adverse or concerning reactions to medications.
- Provide exceptional Personal service and daily care to residents.
- Communicate effectively with residents, staff management and families.
- Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures.
- Provides physical resident care to include all aspects of personal hygiene and grooming.
- Answers call lights in a timely manner and responds accordingly to the resident’s needs.
- Assists in maintaining acceptable nutrition for residents and documents meal intake, as prescribed.
- Knows proper technique for first aide.
- Completes documentation of medication administration.
- Assists in maintaining a therapeutic environment for the residents.
- Motivates and encourages resident involvement in the participation in activities.
- Assists residents to and from activities.
- Lifting, turning, and re-positioning residents as needed.
- Any other duties as assigned or delegated by the Director of Care or Designee.
What We’re Looking For
- Current valid Medication Aide Certificate authorized by the Ohio Board of Nursing. CPR Certified. Nurse Aide Certification.
Wallick’s Mission & Values
At Wallick Communities, we believe in opening doors to homes, opportunity , and hope for our residents, associates, and community. Our core values guide everything we do:
- Care – We show compassion and respect for everyone.
- Character – We do the right thing, even when no one is looking.
- Collaboration – We work together to achieve more.
At Wallick, we celebrate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging (DEI+B) in our workplace and communities, creating an environment where associates feel welcome, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to the great work they do every day.
For nearly 60 years, it has been at the core of our organization’s culture that all Wallick associates come to a safe and inclusive place to work. Wallick does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
Join Us and Become an Employee-Owner!
If you're ready to make a difference in people’s lives while securing your financial future, apply today!
Candidates must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and physical (completed by our Nurse Practitioner) and background check.
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Relief, Shift work,