Medication & Resident Services Assistant

Shifts Available: Every other Sunday 7:00am – 3:00pm

Westview Meadows is seeking Medication & Resident Services Assistants to provide care to residents living in our Residential Care Neighborhood. This would entail administering routine medications and treatments to residents in accordance with facility policy and procedures, federal and state regulations. The ideal candidate for this position will exemplify The Best Friends™ approach to dementia care by utilizing the essential elements of friendship (respect, empathy, support, trust, and humor) to care for residents and adapt to their remaining strengths and abilities.

• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including: toileting, bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, hygiene, and mobility.
• Administers medications and observes for additional care needs or changes in residents’ usual behavior, condition, or functional abilities.
• Reports observations to the nurse in a timely manner.
• Regularly performs a medication cart audit.
• Document information pertaining to changes in residents’ functional status, personal needs, appointments, etc.
• Practices patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions with residents.
• Focuses on residents’ abilities and provides social/emotional support and encourages the resident to be as independent as possible.
• Respond to resident emergencies; provide first-aid assistance and arrange for appropriate medical attention under the instruction of the nurse.
• Assist in care of Hospice Program.

• Experience interacting with elderly.
• Willingness to learn and complete on-the-job training and utilize The Best Friends™ approach to care.
• A strong sense of compassion and a desire and commitment to teamwork and effective communication.
• Experience with med-passes.
• Preference given to LNA’s with experience, however, we are willing to train the right candidate.
• Must pass appropriate background checks and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pay
: $20.00 – $25.00 per hour (depending on experience and shift)

It is clear that a lot of thought and care has gone into the decisions being made with the health of our loved ones at the forefront.

Lawliss Family

Totally supporting all your efforts. Thanks to everyone for your careful attention and attention to caring.

LaRosa and Nicholson Family

Westview Meadows Residential Staff, Thank you for all you do to make our parent’s lives meaningful. Your care is outstanding and we are forever grateful!

– Gib and Diane K

Dad participates in the exercise classes almost every day and he loves it! I have watched him get stronger and stronger since he has been at Westview Meadows.

Joyce L.

Thank you for the wonderful help you gave my mother today so she could eat lunch and watch her granddaughter graduate from Harvard!

– Lauraine

Thank you for the 11 years of being a friend and advocate, to our mom and our family. I am so deeply grateful for the love and support.

– Nancy T.

I want to sincerely thank the kitchen staff who prepared and delivered my meals to my room for me. Also, to the other staff, I appreciate all your care and concern during my recovery.

Kevin and I are incredibly appreciative of all the staff at Westview Meadows. You have such caring, competent, thoughtful people working there, and we will miss everyone. Our mom got phenomenal care there over the last four years, and for that we’re forever grateful.

– Jen

My 16 years at Westview have been filled with good times, new friends. The kindness of all of the residents make Westview Meadows like a family.

- E.

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