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Information About Prestige Senior Living – West Hills

Located at 5595 SW West Hills Road in beautiful

Corvallis, Oregon, Prestige Senior Living – West Hills is a 66 apartment allassisted living community. Our West Hills community is a place where you as ateam member get to enjoy many amazing relationships between co-workers, butalso our amazing residents. It’s evident here that the residents and our staff trulyconnect on a personal level. Our community is always clean, well kept, and atrue home-like setting where you can bring your whole self to work every day.

West Hills has a reputation for being one of thecleanest, highest performing assisted living communities in the Willamette Valley area, including winning the “Bronze” National Quality Care award in 2017().

When asked about the culture at West Hills, our Executive Director mentions that it is “resident-centered, all-inclusive, positive,exciting, fun, and compassionate.” You will get the training and knowledge toknow what is expected of you, and then the autonomy to do your job with excellence.

Our community employs many high performing, empathetic healthcare providers that serve our residents, and keep our community lookingabsolutely stunning. If working in a home-like setting, in a strong team atmosphere, with an award-winning employer, then Prestige Senior Living – West Hills is the place for you.

Prestige Care is a familyof over 75 skilled nursing + post-acute care centers, as well as assisted living and memory care communities in 8 Western states. We are an organization of over 5,000 team members who serve thousands of residents, where we have the privilege of personally touching their lives every day.

We have four core valuesof integrity, trust, commitment, and respect that guide everything that we do. Witha strong commitment to career development and advancement, Prestige Care is aemployer that can help you achieve your career goals and objectives. With ahealthcare career at Prestige Care, you will enjoy a collaborative,team-oriented environment where your work truly matters at the end of everyday.

The Medication Technicianprovides medication services and direct resident care, assist in maintaining apositive physical and psychosocial environment for residents. The Medication Technician assists residents with activities of daily living, housekeeping,laundry, and other daily chores.

• 1.Responsible for the daily operation of the medication room and medication services as directed by the Health Services Director (HSD) and in accordance with physician orders, state regulations and the nurse practice act.
• 2.Processes physician medication and treatment orders in accordance with state regulations and the nurse practice act.
• 3.Administers and assists with the self-administration ofroutine and non-routine medications in accordance with physician orders, state regulations, and the nurse practice act.
• 4.Completes simple treatments and monitors residents as directed by the HSD in accordance with physician orders, state regulations andthe nurse practice act.
• 5.Maintains accurate records of medication and treatment services provided or omitted, including controlled substances, in each resident’s clinical record.
• 6.Coordination with pharmacies for medication orders and refills.
• 7.Reports all medication errors per policy.
• 8.Reports and records changes in resident condition,incidents and accidents to HSD, physician and family member as indicated underthe direction of the HSD. Completes all incident forms.
• 9.Routinely communicates with physicians, pharmacies,outside services, residents and families regarding medication and care services.
• 10.Provides direct resident care while promoting the resident’s dignity, independence and choice, regularly observes residents’physical and mental conditions and reports changes to the HSD, Expressions Director, or Executive Director.
• 11.Assists with or provides care services as directed bythe resident’s cooperative service plan.
• 12.Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously, andin a manner that respects dignity, confidentiality standards, and…