Qmap/Caregiver Castle Rock

Join Our Team at Gardens Care Senior Living!

Are you a passionate, dedicated, and hard-working Certified QMAP/Caregiver? Gardens Care Senior Living is looking for a ROCK STAR to join our family-like team!

We operate a collection of small residential facilities, with each home holding 9-16 residents. This intimate environment allows our team to form meaningful relationships with the seniors we care for and the colleagues we work with.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Assisting residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
• Preparing and/or cooking meals for the residents
• Cleaning and maintaining the home
• Handling laundry duties

This is a physically demanding role, including tasks like bending, lifting, and standing for extended periods.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Pay with access to earned wages in advance through ZayZoon
• Build-Your-Own Coverage Benefits Package with the company contributing $187/month to help you create a plan that works for you
• Sick Leave in compliance with the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA)
• Opportunities for growth and advancement within the company
• Flexible Full-Time and Part-Time positions available

Why Work at Gardens Care? At Gardens Care Senior Living, we pride ourselves on our close-knit, family-like atmosphere. Our small team allows for more meaningful connections with residents and colleagues alike, and we are dedicated to fostering an environment of support, growth, and community.

Ready to Join Us? We are looking to fill positions quickly – you could be scheduled for an interview and start in as little as 3 days!

Apply today and help us make a difference in the lives of the seniors we serve!

Job Description:

• Prepare food for the day shift
• Deep clean task nightly
• Laundry (wash, dry, fold)
• Activities of Daily Living when needed
• Administer medications correctly and on time
• Audit MAR before leaving your shift and audit MAR for QMAP leaving. This includes documentation for scheduled meds, documentation for PRN meds and follow-up documentation for PRN meds. If there is any missing documentation discovered from a QMAP who has left, notify them immediately to return and correct. Notify manager on call.
• Audit individual narcotic count sheets.
• Use correct procedure for narcotic count. Both QMAPs witness entire process and packaging checked for tampering. Both QMAPs document that they verified. ALL narcotics are to be counted until destroyed by assigned managers.
• Follow 7 rights and remember that none are more important than the other. Right time, resident, reason, medication, dose, route, documentation. Note: medications that are scheduled with an exact time must be administered within the 1 hour window (half hour before or after). AM, PM, etc. must be within the exact times indicated on time keys.
• Notify the manager on call immediately if a resident refuses any medication. If a resident has refused that medication(s) more than twice within a 3 day period, fill out a medication incident report. Notify physician of all medication refusals and document notification in 24 hour log.
• If a resident refuses any medication, the medication(s) must be offered a total of 3 times with at least 10 minutes between each offer.
• Fill out a “medication error” form for all errors you discover or make yourself. Make all notifications listed at bottom. If a resident is injured or sent out to ER due to the error, a regular incident report must also be filled out.
• Keep all medications, treatments, etc. in cart and not in resident’s rooms unless the physician order specifically states they can self-administer.
• Put any medication that has been discontinued or needs to be destroyed in designated area. They can not be in any other area of the cart.
• Keep all medication separated according to route. This includes in PRN area.
• Ensure all medications are locked at all times and that narcotics are double locked at all times. Ensure that no one but you has the medication keys at all times.
• Check in medications correctly. Check medications and treatments to the shipping manifest (sheet that comes with medication) to see if they match. Initial shipping manifest and put it in the pharmacy binder behind the received tab. Check off medications delivered on the ordered form behind the ordered tab. Put medication or treatment in the correct spot in the cart. If there is already that medication in the scheduled spot for that resident, put with their overflow meds. If it is a PRN or narcotic, put it with PRNs or narcotics. Fill out narc count sheet for narcotics.
• Put all physician communication and new physician orders faxed to us in designated area. Notify manager on call of any new orders immediately.
• If a scheduled medication, PRN medication or treatment is running low, check overflow to see if we have more. If we do not have more, order more from pharmacy STAT. Notify manager on call immediately.
• Replace empty bubble packs, bottles, etc. from overflow as needed.
• Clean pill splitters, pill crushers, syringes, measuring cups, etc. between each use. This includes if they are only used for a single resident.
• Wipe clean all med dispensing cups with resident’s name on them at the end of your shift.
• Ensure HIPAA regulations are not being violated.

Qualifications

• Valid QMAP certification
• Experience in patient care and medication administration
• Knowledge of EHR systems and medical documentation
• Familiarity with HIPAA regulations and medical terminology
• Background in assisted living, senior care, or hospice care
• Ability to work with individuals with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's, and dementia

Job Types: Full-time, PRN

Pay: From $21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 34 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid orientation
• Paid training
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Every weekend
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

Shift availability:

• Overnight Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Castle Rock, CO 80109 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Castle Rock, CO 80109: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21