Med Passer/Caregiver

• Administers, prepares, orders, stores, controls, and charts medications according to

established policies and procedures and following infection control standards of practice. Medication types include: oral, rectal, topical, eye and eardrops

• Performs resident treatments in accordance with policies and training received
• Documents all medication administered on the medication record accurately and in accordance

with standards of practice

• Ensures medication rooms and carts are locked at all times
• Assures stock of medications, supplies and equipment are maintained; records of all supplies

used for resident treatments, as indicated

• Follows resident care/treatment plans, documents noted changes in a resident’s physical,

psychosocial, mental, or emotional conditions according to community policy and procedure.

• Understands residents’ charts, doctor’s orders and residents’ plan of care.
• Complies with long-term care federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
• Follow standard precautions and works within OSHA guidelines.
• Ensure that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring,

compassionate and dignified manner which recognizes the individual’s needs and rights.

• Remains aware and takes special precautions to ensure a clean, safe environment for residents

and staff.

• Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADL) in a manner conducive to their safety

and comfort, under the direction of a licensed nurse.

• Follows all shift routines, policy and procedures regarding accurate performance of vital

signs, weights, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, using speech, language, or other functional communication system etc.

• Answers resident call lights promptly for assigned residents and willingly supports team in

answering call lights for unassigned residents.

• Turns, lifts, positions and transports residents into and out of bed, chairs, bathtubs,

wheelchairs, lifts, according to care plan.

• Ensure the residents are clean, neatly dressed, and well-groomed.
• Neatly makes and changes bed linen.
• Assists the resident with the restorative nursing program including but not limited to,

passive and active range of motion and ambulation as appropriate.

• Reports proactively and promptly to the nurse any illnesses, rashes, bruises, changes in the

resident’s overall physical, psychosocial, mental, or emotional conditions / status.

• Recognizes the potential for or actual skin problems and repots to the nurse as required.
• Reports to nurse all incidents/accidents that occur involving residents, co-workers and

visitors.

• Performs other duties as assigned. MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS