Senior Medication Aide - Long Term Care - Child Center

Overview

Senior Medication Aide – Long Term Care at Providence Child Center in Portland, Oregon. This posting represents a full-time night shift position. Hours are 7pm-7:30am (3, 12 hour shifts), with rotating weekends and holidays.

Our Long-Term Care unit within the Child Center has a total of 46 beds, serving both pediatric and adult patients. We care for a unique and diverse population of medically fragile individuals, ranging from children with complex developmental and neurological conditions to adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Some of our residents require long-term ventilator support, tracheostomy care, and all require some assistance with activities of daily living.

Our team is deeply committed to providing compassionate, resident-centered care in a nurturing environment.

We’re incredibly proud of the culture we’ve built. Our caregivers consistently go above and beyond to support each other and our residents with profound teamwork and respect. Our unit is known for its exceptional continuity of care, with many caregivers having long tenures and deep relationships with our residents and families. We’re also proud of our interdisciplinary approach, working closely with respiratory therapy, rehab, and social work to provide holistic care.

• Night shift differential – $3.50 per hour

Providence offers a fantastic benefits package which include but is not limited to:

• Free, convenient, and ample parking
• Tri Met annual pass (Hop Fastpass) for benefit eligible staff who work within the Portland Service Area (does NOT include Wilsonville, Newberg, Seaside, Hood River, Washington State, or Medford)
• Medical Plan Assistance Program- provides free or reduced-cost coverage to caregivers and their eligible dependents who qualify based on household size and income
• Tuition reimbursement/education– includes 100% tuition paid program options; up to $5,250 per year for select undergraduate and masters degrees within Guild catalog. Required books and fees are 100% covered or reimbursable for select schools in the Guild catalog up to program funding cap
• Paid Time Off – Benefit eligible caregivers receive up to 25 days per year
• Retirement - The Providence retirement program consists of employer match and discretionary contributions that work together with your pre-tax (and/or Roth aftertax) contributions to help you save for retirement.
• Lyra Caregiver Assistance program
  - Up to 25 counseling or coaching sessions per eligible member per year

Provides accurate medication administration and observes residents for drug reactions and manages medication processes, procedures, storage, and the medication room. Acts as Subject Matter Expert in knowledge of drug interactions, medication management, and medication administration. Maintains a safe environment under direction and supervision of a licensed nurse (RN or LPN).

• Education to meet certification, license or registration requirement.
• Oregon Certified Medication Aide upon hire.
• Oregon Nursing Assistant Certification License upon hire.
• National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.
• In Compliance with the Department of Human Services (DHS), a criminal background check is required for this position upon hire.
• 1 year of experience as a CMA in a health care setting.

• 6 months as CNA 2 with Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of…