Med Passer - Farmstead Living

Farmstead Living is hiring FT and PT med passers for all shifts:  

AM (7am-3pm), PM (3pm-11pm), NOC (11pm-7am)

Part Time = Under 30 hours/week   Full Time = 30+ hours/week

Job Description: 

• Administers scheduled and PRN medication to resident and observes ingestion or other application.

• Review and follow care plan for each resident.

• Takes vital signs or observes resident to detect response to specified types of medications and notifies Clinical Nursing Supervisor (CNS) of unexpected reactions. 

• Reports to CNS and documents reasons prescribed drugs are not administered. 

• Counts narcotics at the beginning and end of shift and records on appropriate forms. Notifies CNS immediately of any discrepancies. 

• Responds to call lights in a timely manner. 

Qualifications:

• Trained Medication Aide or other medication certifications is preferred, but not required.

• Experience with medication administration will be extremely helpful. 

• Organized individual with attention to detail.

• Careful, methodical, and efficient.

• Strong communication skills to interact with residents and staff.

• Team player who has a passion for elder care and adapts quickly to changing situations.