Certified Medication Aide

Position Title: Certified Medication Aide

Hourly: $15-$17.50

Supplemental pay types:

• Differential pay
• Overtime pay

Schedule: 11 hour shifts (Days 7a- 7p) / (Nights 7p-7a)

Week 1:
Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat.

Week 2:
Sun, Wed, Thurs.

When you work at Carillon Senior Living
, you’ll notice that it’s more than a place to retire, it’s a thriving community of seniors who are passionate about West Texas values, the Lubbock community and all things Texas Tech.

It’s a uniquely uplifting community where active older adults enjoy vibrant living, rewarding opportunities, exceptional hospitality, and great friendships. We just celebrated 50 years of serving Lubbock and West Texas as a trusted senior living community.

You won't find our unique combination of an all-inclusive lifestyle, superior hospitality, and beautiful location anywhere else. We are currently seeking an experienced Certified Medication Aide
to join our Health Center team. If you’re looking for a different perspective on healthcare and senior living come join us today!

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Accident insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Personal life insurance
• Paid time off starting at 128 hours your first year
• Tuition reimbursement & scholarship opportunities
• Access to a 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with a Carillon match
• Employee Referral Program resulting in $300 for each successful employment referral
• Offering Everyday Pay!
• Your personal and professional growth is important to us, so we provide continual professional training and career advancement opportunities.
• You will enjoy being part of a great team in a fun, engaging work environment!

• Holds a current Medication Aide AND Nursing Assistant Certification in Texas.
• Successfully completed competency evaluation requirements under state guidelines.
• High school Graduate or equivalent (Preferred)

The Certified Medicine Aide assists with the administration of medications under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse. Assists licensed nursing staff by performing routine nursing duties and activities of daily living.

• Assists residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, toileting, and exercising.
• Gives treatments, perform tests, carry‑out procedures, and collect specimens as instructed.
• Reports and records observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures and specimens when indicated.
• Transfers, transports and escorts residents as needed.
• Answers signal lights promptly.
• Performs any other duty in which the appropriate training level has been achieved.
• Make resident round with off-going shift as well as hourly, ensuring residents are clean, comfortable, and ascertaining overall condition.
• Lift, turn, and transfer residents when needed, utilizing proper safety equipment.
• Changes bed linens, makes beds and keeps rooms clean and orderly.
• Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.
• Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs. The medication aide who prepares the medicine administers same.
• Checks and prepares each dose immediately preceding administration.

• Follows administration protocol:

• Considers the following when administering a medication:

• Records administration of the medication on resident’s 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 resident’s attending physician and…