Medication Aide - Multiple Shifts

Medication Aide
Location: Pine City, MN
Pay: $19/hr. DOE + up to $1.50 shift differential (varies by shift)
Shifts Available:
Full time:

• 2nd Shift 3:00 pm-11:30 pm + EOW

Casual/Float:

• 1st Shift 7:00 am - 3:30 pm EOW (with opportunity to pick up additional shifts)

***all positions will require every other weekend commitment***
Job Duties:

• Administers prescribed medications to patients and maintains medical records under the supervision of a nurse.
• Verifies identity of the patient receiving medication and records the name of the drug, and time of administration on specified forms or databases.
• Presents medication to a patient observes ingestion or other application or administers medication using specified procedures.
• May take vital signs or observes patient to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Documents reasons prescribed drugs are not administered.
• Records and restock medication inventories.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects the facility by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Nursing Supervisor.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Interested in being certified as a TMA (Trained Medication Aide), we will train you!
• A minimum of one year of freedom from chemical abuse problems.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• 20 days of paid-time-off
• Health, dental, and vision insurance + HSA/FSA
• 401(k) - ROTH and traditional options
• Career path opportunities
• Discount with Verizon cell phone plans
• Tuition reimbursement and discounted tuition at select colleges
• A job with a sense of purpose as you help people on their path to recovery

We owe our success to the passion, commitment, and expertise of our staff. Our licensed and experienced team takes the role of coach/teacher, providing support and encouragement from the heart. Join us and see the difference you'll make!
Meridian Behavioral Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics.
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)