Medication Technician / Caregiver

pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"Can you jump in and help wherever you are needed? Are you an excellent communicator? Can you effectively prioritize multiple tasks? Are you motivated to perform well and do a good job? If yes, you might just be perfect for this position!/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongColumbia Cottage/strong in strongLinglestown, PA/strong is looking to hire experiencedstrong Medication Technicians/ Caregivers/strong to help improve the quality of life for the residents in our care. Are you a compassionate person who enjoys working with seniors? Would you like to join an assisted living community with a strongsupportive, uplifting work environment/strong? Do you want a position that offers strongflexible schedules/strong? If so, please read on!/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"This position starts at a strongcompetitive wage of $18.00/hour/strong, depending on CNA certification (not required) and prior experience. We provide strongamazing benefits and perks for both full-time and part-time positions /strongon the first of the month following 30 days of employment, eligibility for strongvacation benefits, double-time for working holidays, and earned wage access/strong. In addition, strongwe match 20% of the first 6% contributed for 401(k)/strong. If this sounds like the right caregiving opportunity for you, apply today!/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongRESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):/strong/span/p ul lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Prepares medications for Residents/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Assists Residents in taking medications, as per physician order/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Monitors for effectiveness and untoward effects of medications, and provides education to Residents./span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Obtains blood sugars, vital signs and other bio measurements as ordered/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Motivates, encourages and provides positive feedback to the Residents when assisting with medications/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Follows established policies and procedures for record-keeping on the Medication Administration Record (MAR) and any associated forms related to assisting the Resident with medications/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Provides hands-on care to Residents/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongQUALIFICATIONS FOR A MED TECH/ CAREGIVER/strong/span/p ul lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"High school diploma or equivalent/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Medication Technician certification required/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Diabetes training required/span/li lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"CPR/ First Aid preferred/span/li /ul pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongWORK SCHEDULE FOR A MED TECH/ CAREGIVER/strong/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"The following shift is available for this position:/span/p ul style="list-style-type: square;" lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Part-time first shift (6:30am-3:00pm)/span/li /ul ul style="list-style-type: disc;" lispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Full-time and Part-time second shift (2:45pm-11:15pm)/span/li /ul p style="text-align: left;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"span style="text-align: center;"All positions, unless otherwise indicated, have an every other weekend and every other holiday obligation/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongShift Dif/strongstrongferentials: Evening: $2.00, Night: $2.00/strong/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongABOUT COLUMBIA COTTAGE/strong/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"Columbia Cottage is a premier assisted living community that offers ten levels of care and a warm, home-like setting for our senior residents. We are a thriving, unique community of residents and staff who are dedicated to supporting each other in living each day to its fullest. Our team is passionate about delivering the highest quality of care while taking the time to learn each resident's personal preferences and desires in order to help them get the most out of their daily life at the Cottages. As a result, those who live here always feel valued, cared for, and part of a trusting relationship./span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"Without a team of dedicated, compassionate people behind us, we cannot care for and serve our residents fully. We appreciate our employees as much as our residents do, for they truly are essential to our success. To thank our staff, we offer them stronggreat pay, awesome benefits, and opportunities to grow and advance from within!/strong/span/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR ASSISTED LIVING TEAM?/strong/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"If you feel that you would be right for this caregiving job, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!/span/p pnbsp;/p pEqual Opportunity Employer/p