Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A minimum of high school education is required.
• Registered or certified as a nursing assistant; completion of a state approved training program in medication administration;
• CPR
• Experience in a long-term care facility as a registered or nursing assistant.

Preferred Skills:

• Effective communication
• Ability to make independent decision when circumstances warrant
• Ability to prioritize duties
• Customer service orientated
• Ability to understand resident's charts
• Numerical ability necessary
• Motor coordination and manual dexterity required

Essentials:

• Administration of medication and treatments as delegated by a licensed nurse.
• ADL assistance to residents as assigned and observation of the resident's general status.
• Documentation of resident's behavior, medications and treatments administered and performed.
• Attend designated nursing meetings and in-services, as scheduled.
• Keep up with knowledge and education of new medications, indications and potential side-effects.
• Maintains medication and treatment cart stocked with appropriate supplies.

About Mary Marshall:

At Mary Marshall Assisted Living, we provide outstanding, compassionate care to older adults with intellectual disabilities or mental illness. We are located in Arlington, VA, a wonderful city right across the Potomac River from Washington, DC! Our community is tight-knit, and we work as a team. We look out for and support our employees in all that they do, and offer a comprehensive benefits package that fosters a great work/life balance.

Certified as a "Great Place to Work" for 5 years in a row! Our employees say their work has a special meaning: this is not “just a job”.

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At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

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