Med Tech​/Certified Medication-Aide SHIFT Newport News, VA

Overview

Join the KARE Revolution! Are you a licensed MEDICATION AIDE? Apply to be a HERO today.

Do You KARE?
Join the KARE Revolution! Are you a licensed MEDICATION AIDE? Apply to be a HERO today.

For more information about KARE please watch this brief video:

To work with KARE you must download our app. Search in the App Store for "KARE HEROES".

At KARE, our mission is to transform caregivers like you into SUPERHEROES and allow care-based communities to call on you to save the day. With KARE, you can earn extra income using the license you already have, control your own schedule, and have access to potential new employers. Kare works with hundreds of Senior Housing and Post Acute Facilities in your area.

There is no longer a need to work for an inflexible staffing agency when, using your smartphone, you get to work whenever and wherever you want, WITH NO SHIFT MINIMUMS.

• Provide residents with medication administration and treatment assistance and services according to the health care provider’s orders
• Supervise residents who self-administer medication while following community and regulatory guidelines
• Report any changes in residents’ physical condition and/or behaviors
• Maintain resident records regarding medication distribution, leisure activities, incidents and observations
• Provide assistance as needed with medication reminders, bathing, grooming, dressing, escort service, and other activities of daily living
• Follow the schedule of resident’s needs set out by supervisor
• Provide emotional and social support to residents
• Support the dining staff and possibly assist in the dining room
• Possibly assist with laundry needs of the community or residents
• Document daily log of assistance
• Inform supervisor of any resident issues or concerns
• Respect and encourage the independence and dignity of the residents
• Respect residents’ confidentiality
• Be familiar and comfortable with emergency equipment and procedures
• Strive to maintain a safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, and the achievement of safe working practices
• Maintain a positive and professional demeanor toward residents, visitors, families, and co-workers
• Adhere to all policies and procedures of the Community
• Perform other duties as assigned

• A High School Diploma or General Education Degree; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Requires a CMA license
• Ability to lift at least 51 lbs on a regular basis and physically able to help residents who require physical assistance
• Read, write, speak and understand the English language
• May require experience with caring for residents with memory impairment if assigned to memory care areas of the community

• If you refer qualified friends, you ll make more money
• Once you work your first few shifts, you ll make more money
• If you work bonus shifts, you ll make more money
• Maintain a high star rating to make more money
• When your referred friends work shifts, you get paid for every hour they work

Plus, you will be part of a larger KARE community that will be there to support you along the way. We need leaders like you to JOIN OUR REVOLUTION AND BECOME A HERO TODAY!

Note:

advertised pay rates set by communities and include bonuses paid