Medication Aide - Dunklau Gardens

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Methodist Fremont Hospital - Fremont, NEtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR113616

At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
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Methodist Fremont Health - Dunklau Gardens  Address: 450 E 23rd St.

- Fremont, NE    Available Work Schedules:
Full-Time hours only     8-hour shifts available:
Days: 5:45am to 2:15pm     12-hour shifts available:
Days: 5:45am to 6:15pm     Ask your recruiter/hiring manager about the following incentives that may be available for this position:  - Sign-on bonus = Up to $3,500  - Referral bonus = $10,000  - Shift differentials & other financial incentives  - Tuition assistance  - Academic sponsorship with Methodist College  - Free Parking    Performs various direct and indirect resident care activities and functions under the direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse or Leadership to meet the needs of the unit and the facility.
Direct patient care functions include but are not limited to:
Administration of medications and treatments, taking vital signs, charting, escorting and transporting residents, and assisting with activities of daily living.
Indirect resident care activities and functions include but are not limited to: housekeeping and supply maintenances within a safe, protective environment.
Reports resident changes to nurse.
** Responsibilities:
**** Essential Functions
** Provides direct resident care under the supervision of licensed professional nursing team.
* Consistently promotes a positive resident and employee experience.
* Assists with or completes oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, shaving, nail care and hair care of the residents with completeness and accuracy according to plan of care.
* Assists Staff Nurse with treatment procedures as directed, in an accurate and precise manner.
* Prepares and transports or ambulates residents for meals, sets up each resident and resident's tray within 15 minutes of their arrival; assists in feeding residents (if necessary) and distributes water and other nourishments according to resident's needs; regularly provides residents with fresh water.
* Assists and accompanies resident in the admission, transfer, and discharge process while assuring comfort and safety; performs and documents resident admission data correctly.
* In accordance with policies and legal limitations, administers specified medication, and provides accurate and complete documentation in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
* Provides Indirect Resident Care by ensuring privacy for all residents by closing doors, utilizing curtains, shades down (at night and during cares), keeping resident properly covered during cares, knocking on doors before entering and using low tone of voice.
* Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of residents' needs for comfort and safety; follows through accurately to provide residents with good nursing care. Keeps call light within resident's reach, answers call lights promptly and courteously, and responds to requests.
* Cleans work areas on own initiative; maintains assigned residents rooms in a clean and sanitary condition at all times; assists in cleaning and organizing of the work area.
* Assumes responsibility for residents' clothing and personal property (prosthetic devices, hearing aids, glasses, etc.) by securing items in accordance with established procedures; accurately notes and always provides…