We are seeking a Cook to join our community committed to delivering outstanding food to our residents. As a Cook, you will play an important role in all phases of food preparation that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Review menus and select appropriate ingredients in order to prepare for cooking meals.
• Cook breakfast, lunch and/or dinner meals that are nourishing, palatable, and appetizing in appearance; must use standard recipes.
• Maintain meal count and documentation records.
• Maintain food inventories and completes requisition forms.
• Plan cooking schedules for readiness at meal times.
• Conduct temperature checks of cooked food.
• Serve food according to portion-control guidelines and program needs.
• Prepare food for special diets.
• Receive and store groceries, canned food, frozen food, and produce; date perishable items.
• Move foods and ingredients to/from storeroom and kitchens.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School diploma or G.E.D. 
• Minimum of one year of related experience preferred.
• Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English. Requires ability to read and understand business documents which are written in English.
• Requires ability to understand and follow basic written and oral instructions given in English.
• Requires ability to use up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Work deals mostly with objects, equipment and/or machines where the job is at or within arm’s reach. Depth perception and field of vision (peripheral) are of some importance.
• Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.
• Turns, stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches, pushes, pulls, handles, stands, walks over 75% of shift.
• Requires ability to recognize difference in sound generated by equipment or machinery which may indicate operating problems or safety concerns.

We are seeking a Laundry Worker to join our community committed to delivering outstanding housekeeping services to our residents. As a Laundry Worker, you will play an important role in all phases of the laundry that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Pick up laundry from various floors three to four times daily during shift.
• Pick up dirty laundry from Sagecrest and Green Houses as scheduled.
• Sort all dirty laundry by kind in accordance with established procedures.
• Weigh and load each washing machine appropriately in accordance with established procedures.
• Program each machine and record on laundry forms the required information.
• Timely deliver personal clothes and laundry to the High Rise, Sagecrest and the Green Houses.
• Help fold and dry clean linen as directed.
• Follow all infection control practices for the laundry in accordance with established policies and procedures. Follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Properly mix/dilute laundry detergents/chemicals and products according to instructions.
• Detect, correct and/or immediately report situations that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries to residents or others.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) preferred.
• Requires knowledge of procedures required to operate the Laundry in a clean, safe and sanitary manner. Requires knowledge of and ability to comply with established sanitation procedures.
• Requires ability to follow infection control practices that may vary to include universal precautions as well as isolation procedures.
• Requires proficient ability to read, write, and understand business documents which are written in English. Requires ability to understand verbal English and speak English.
• Requires ability to communicate verbally with residents, families, visitors and co-workers. Requires ability to make self clearly understood by others.
• Requires the ability to understand and follow basic written and oral step-by-step instructions.
• Requires the ability to move laundry carts/equipment throughout the facility, using up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a small amount of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Work deals mostly with objects, equipment and/or machines where the job is at or within arm’s reach. Depth perception and field of vision (peripheral) are of some importance.
• Requires sufficient strength, mobility and stamina to make frequent location and position changes, unload carts, load washers and push loaded carts up ramps.
• Requires ability to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, handle, stand, and walk over 75% of shift.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Certified Nurse Aide to join our community, committed to delivering outstanding care to our residents. As a Certified Nurse Aide, you will play an important role in all phases, providing care to a wide variety of residents in a way that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Assist with the accurate implementation of the prescribed health care plan.
• Make frequent resident rounds on a regular basis to check the physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness of residents.
• Provide excellent, safe services in care and treatment including: bathing; feeding; oral care; intake of food; dressing; care of hair and nails; moving residents from area to area; responding to calls, etc.
• Provide a broad range of cleaning/sanitary services, including: emptying and/or cleaning of urinals, commodes, bedpans; showers, wheelchairs and other equipment, timely and proficiently.
• Accurately and timely document Activities for Daily Living (ADL’s), intakes and outputs and other appropriate information on charts.
• Wake residents, assist with morning grooming and move resident to dining room as needed.
• Change soiled and unsoiled linen; distribute clean towels frequently throughout shift.
• Ensure resident safety by immediately detecting, correcting and reporting situations that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries.
• Observe and immediately report resident reactions and changes in condition; take and record vital signs, as required.
• Safely lift and reposition residents as necessary.
• Pick up meal trays timely; distribute snacks daily.
• Encourage and actively participate in restorative measures; assist in activities.
• Professionally intervene in resident disputes or disruptive behavior, if necessary, to maintain proper facility harmony and resident safety.
• Perform other tasks in support of your team including: staff nursing station and answer phones as needed; assist in dining room with meal serving and feeding as needed; and work schedules, assignments and units as requested.
• Follow the Buckner 5STARS of customer service and timely respond to requests for assistance or information.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School diploma or GED
• Minimum one-year related experience
• Current Texas Nurse Aide Certification
• CPR/First Aid certified
• Professional knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures including infection control
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job including bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing over 75% of shift.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Dining Associate to join our community committed to delivering outstanding food to our residents. As a dining associate, you will play an important role in proving excellent customer service that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Responsible for providing excellent customer service to all guests and assisting associates with supporting functions.
• Demonstrate hospitality and excellent communication skills.
• Take food and beverage orders accurately.
• Deliver food and beverages in a timely manner.
• Work in a team-oriented environment.
• Maintain clean dining and kitchen areas, wash and store dishes.
• Adhere to all food, safety and sanitation requirements.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School diploma or GED
• Great guest relation and communication skills to provide the best customer service experience for our guests.
• An upbeat, courteous and positive attitude to create a pleasant working environment and enhance every guest experience. 
• Cash handling capabilities, including, but not limited to counting and balancing cash register. Ensure all payments are processed timely, accurately and correctly while maintaining the confidentiality of guest information.
• A willingness and desire to build and maintain great working relationships with your coworkers, guests, vendors and the community.
• Previous dining experience.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Chaplain to join our community committed to delivering outstanding service to our senior adults, families, caregivers, staff, and volunteers.  As a Chaplain, you will play an important role in providing grief and crisis counseling and pastoral care interventions. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What you'll do:

• Initiate, develop, deepen, and bring to an appropriate close a mutual and empathic relationship with the resident, family, caregiver, or associate to gather and evaluate information pertinent to each resident’s situation.
• Using appropriate techniques and instruments, perform an assessment of the spiritual/religious, emotional, and social needs, hopes, and resources of the resident with his/her assent.
• Advance directive planning and end-of-life ministry.
• Respond to deaths, medical emergencies, and traumatic events.
• Develop and implement an individualized plan of care to promote resident well-being and continuity of care.
• Conduct a systematic and ongoing evaluation of the outcomes of each resident in relation to the interventions prescribed by the plan of care.
• Timely and accurately document information, outcomes, interventions, plans, and evaluations in the resident’s service record or medical record that is relevant to the resident’s medical, psycho-social, and spiritual/religious goals of care.
• Serve as an active and collaborative member of the interdisciplinary team to ensure the resident’s wishes and wholeness remain priorities.
• Provide a variety of spiritual/religious resources that reflect the diversity of the population served.
• Adhere to the Common Code of Ethics to guide decision-making and professional behavior. 
• Provide timely and sensitive chaplaincy care to Buckner staff via individual and group interactions in ways consonant with Buckner’s mission, vision, and values.
• Seek and create opportunities to enhance the quality of chaplaincy care practice.
• Regularly practice evidence-based care, including ongoing evaluation of new practices and, when appropriate, contribute to or conduct research.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with church pastors, associations, organizational leaders, and agencies related to senior adult services in the community.
• Provide spiritual/emotional assessment and counseling services to senior adults, their families, and caregivers in the community.
• Plan and lead worship services and retreats related to senior adult issues and programs at the facility, and as appropriate, the community.

 What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in theology, divinity, psychology, counseling, social work or a related field.
• Master’s degree in biblical/theological studies preferred.
• Current endorsement by religious affiliation for chaplaincy is required.
• Minimum 3 years prior related chaplaincy experience required;
• Experience in delivering services to senior client populations preferred.
• Minimum two years of pastoral ministry in a church..
• Professional commitment to Christian principles and teachings so as to perform tasks and responsibilities in alignment with Buckner’s mission, vision, and values. Member of a church affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas preferred.
• One basic unit of CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) is preferred.
• Adherence to the Association of Professional Chaplains Standards of Practice for Professional Chaplains in Long-term Care.
• Demonstrated working knowledge and understanding of cultural and spiritual/religious diversity.
• Requires the ability to effectively meet the spiritual needs of individuals of various Christian denominations, other faiths, or no faith at all.
• Ability to develop knowledge of the network of services to address issues of senior adult clients, and must be able to relate well to the senior adult population.
• Ability to work cooperatively in team effort with co-workers as consultants and assist in assessment or service delivery to senior clients.
• Proficient ability to speak, read, and write English.
• A strong sense of diplomacy and demonstrated success in developing strong collaborative relationships with organizational peers and outside colleagues.
• Requires the ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings.
• Recognized ability to meet multiple deadlines by maintaining a high level of organization.
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills, including an ability to synthesize large amounts of information and to focus quickly on the essence of an issue; strong commitment to producing measurable results.
• Proficient in counseling and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel to various geographic locations with some overnight stays.
• Requires ability to obtain and maintain the necessary documentation to travel.
• Ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Requires ability to rent vehicles. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Proficient ability to exhibit detail-oriented skills necessary to understand and manage a wide-range of information.
• Ability to facilitate meetings, conferences, workshops, and retreats as required.
• Proficient working knowledge and ability to accurately and timely operate and perform computer related tasks with specific equipment and software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
• Ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 pounds continuously to move objects.
• Ability to walk frequently; occasionally stand for prolonged periods of time; occasionally required to squat, climb stairs, kneel, and twist. Required to sit for prolonged periods of time, including extensive airline travel.
• Ability to speak clearly and make oneself understood in face-to-face interactions; to articulate with extreme accuracy and precision to give directions, speak on the phone, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, trustees, vendors, residents, families, caregivers, churches, agency representatives, etc.
• Ability to effectively work under pressure and remain flexible as priorities change; ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing and speak in front of groups.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision, exercise sound judgment, and maintain confidentiality.
• Sufficient good health to properly discharge duties. Employees shall not be permitted to work who have an infectious disease or a skin lesion for the duration of communicability.
• Computer proficiency to access MDS, log data for electronic records, and online training.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Lifestyle Associate to join our community committed to delivering outstanding activities to our residents. As a Lifestyle Associate, you will play an important role in all phases of planning of activities that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Regularly survey and interview residents and work with resident led committee to determine the residents’ past and present interests, talents, and their satisfaction with community programs and activities.
• Develop and implement activities for the residents in accordance with their needs. Recognize the individuality, diversity and spirituality of all residents when planning activities and celebrating holiday functions.
• Provide quality activities to residents in an environment which promotes their rights, dignity, freedom of choice, and their individuality.
• Provide individualized attention to each resident to encourage each resident’s ability to maintain or attain the highest practical physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing.
• Assist in developing and coordinating activities and programs for residents including games, reading, listening, and organizing community involvement.
• Attend to the individual needs of residents which includes providing assistance with communications application, technology based requests activities and identifying residents’ reactions to the various activities.
• Use initiative and judgment to adapt programs to meet the needs of individual residents as well as the changing conditions of each resident.
• Promote positive public relations with residents, family members and guests.
• Develop and maintain communications of planned activities/programs. Communicate opportunities and success stories to residents and employees through newsletters, meetings, etc.
• Coordinate the transportation of residents to and from events outside of the residence.

 What you’ll bring:

• Requires in-depth understanding of a comprehensive field of knowledge normally associated with the attainment of a High School Diploma (or G.E.D.). Prior related experience in wellness, fitness or recreational therapy in senior living preferred. Sales and marketing experience preferred.
• Requires proficient working knowledge of the aging process as it relates to senior adults in an independent living setting.
• Requires knowledge of residents’ rights and ability to ensure an atmosphere which allows for the privacy, dignity and well-being of all residents in a safe, secure environment.
• Requires ability to organize activities and work with other departments and/or units to implement the activities.
• Requires ability to encourage teamwork with residents and/or staff members.
• Requires ability to effectively communicate with residents, staff members, family members, visitors and the public utilizing excellent customer service skills.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Requires ability to work independently with moderate supervision; ability to adapt to changing conditions and frequent demands; ability to acquire new knowledge.
• Requires ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings.
• Requires ability to maintain confidentiality.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Certified Nurse Aide to join our community, committed to delivering outstanding care to our residents. As a Certified Nurse Aide, you will play an important role in all phases, providing care to a wide variety of residents in a way that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Assist with the accurate implementation of the prescribed health care plan.
• Make frequent resident rounds on a regular basis to check the physical comfort, safety, and cleanliness of residents.
• Provide excellent, safe services in care and treatment including: bathing; feeding; oral care; intake of food; dressing; care of hair and nails; moving residents from area to area; responding to calls, etc.
• Provide a broad range of cleaning/sanitary services, including: emptying and/or cleaning of urinals, commodes, bedpans; showers, wheelchairs and other equipment, timely and proficiently.
• Accurately and timely document Activities for Daily Living (ADL’s), intakes and outputs and other appropriate information on charts.
• Wake residents, assist with morning grooming and move resident to dining room as needed.
• Change soiled and unsoiled linen; distribute clean towels frequently throughout shift.
• Ensure resident safety by immediately detecting, correcting and reporting situations that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries.
• Observe and immediately report resident reactions and changes in condition; take and record vital signs, as required.
• Safely lift and reposition residents as necessary.
• Pick up meal trays timely; distribute snacks daily.
• Encourage and actively participate in restorative measures; assist in activities.
• Professionally intervene in resident disputes or disruptive behavior, if necessary, to maintain proper facility harmony and resident safety.
• Perform other tasks in support of your team including: staff nursing station and answer phones as needed; assist in dining room with meal serving and feeding as needed; and work schedules, assignments and units as requested.
• Follow the Buckner 5STARS of customer service and timely respond to requests for assistance or information.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School diploma or GED
• Minimum one-year related experience
• Current Texas Nurse Aide Certification
• CPR/First Aid certified
• Professional knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures including infection control
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job including bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing over 75% of shift.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Business Service Associate to join our community committed to delivering outstanding Accounting Services. As a Business Service Associate, you will play an important role in all phases of accounting that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Accurately enter accounts payable invoices and regional checks into computer
• Accurately prepare vouchers and batch headers for accounts
• Verify vouchers submitted by other
• Verify accuracy of check requests and prepare regional
• Timely and accurately maintain regional check
• Audit vendor statements monthly
• Maintain petty cash funds and records for the Business Office, Activity Department and the Resident Trust Fund.
• Maintain accurate files for accounts payable and regional checks using established record retention system.
• Open and process mail Process outgoing mail and maintain postage machine.
• Accurately prepare and verify daily deposits.
• Promptly answer multi-line phones, take messages, and respond to requests for information.
• Receive and log-in packages for residents and employees.

 What you’ll bring:

• Requires understanding and ability to use simple arithmetic and grammar with accuracy. High School Diploma (or G.D.) required. Minimum 2 years prior related experience in providing administrative support with bookkeeping responsibilities preferred.
• Requires intermediate level experience with Microsoft products such as Microsoft Office, Excel and
• Requires basic understanding of bookkeeping
• Requires basic understanding of Medicare and Medicaid billing principles.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write
• Requires ability to speak clearly and make self-understood effectively in face-to-face interactions; articulate with accuracy to speak on the phone.
• Requires ability to hear and receive verbal instructions, answer phones, communicate with people in situations with some background noise.
• Requires ability to understand and carry out detailed oral and written
• Requires ability to work under close supervision and exercise excellent professional
• Requires ability to maintain

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Laundry Worker to join our community committed to delivering outstanding housekeeping services to our residents. As a Laundry Worker, you will play an important role in all phases of the laundry that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Pick up laundry from various floors three to four times daily during shift.
• Pick up dirty laundry from Sagecrest and Green Houses as scheduled.
• Sort all dirty laundry by kind in accordance with established procedures.
• Weigh and load each washing machine appropriately in accordance with established procedures.
• Program each machine and record on laundry forms the required information.
• Timely deliver personal clothes and laundry to the High Rise, Sagecrest and the Green Houses.
• Help fold and dry clean linen as directed.
• Follow all infection control practices for the laundry in accordance with established policies and procedures. Follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Properly mix/dilute laundry detergents/chemicals and products according to instructions.
• Detect, correct and/or immediately report situations that have a possibility of causing accidents or injuries to residents or others.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) preferred.
• Requires knowledge of procedures required to operate the Laundry in a clean, safe and sanitary manner. Requires knowledge of and ability to comply with established sanitation procedures.
• Requires ability to follow infection control practices that may vary to include universal precautions as well as isolation procedures.
• Requires proficient ability to read, write, and understand business documents which are written in English. Requires ability to understand verbal English and speak English.
• Requires ability to communicate verbally with residents, families, visitors and co-workers. Requires ability to make self clearly understood by others.
• Requires the ability to understand and follow basic written and oral step-by-step instructions.
• Requires the ability to move laundry carts/equipment throughout the facility, using up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a small amount of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Work deals mostly with objects, equipment and/or machines where the job is at or within arm’s reach. Depth perception and field of vision (peripheral) are of some importance.
• Requires sufficient strength, mobility and stamina to make frequent location and position changes, unload carts, load washers and push loaded carts up ramps.
• Requires ability to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, handle, stand, and walk over 75% of shift.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our community committed to providing excellent customer service to our residents. As a Registered Nurse, you will play an important role in all phases of coordinating resident care management and staff direction that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

As a member of our team you will have an impact on our clients through accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Ensure that the individual health care plan is followed; administer or supervise treatments prescribed by physicians.
• Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections; perform in-house testing procedures; take and record vital signs.
• Make meaningful rounds of all residents, utilizing health care plans; make rounds with physicians and accurately and timely record visits on charts.
• Assist in maintaining current health care plans according to a schedule rotation and documenting acute episodes or significant changes in resident status.
• Supervise aides in the performance of their duties by monitoring their work; assign aides to residents, specifying break times and special duties to be completed.
• Supervise (or personally handle) the preparation and administration of prescribed medications accurately.
• Order all new medications and refills; give initial dose of all new medications and chart it timely and accurately.
• Direct charting on his/her shift and makes detailed evaluation of all resident charting in accordance with facility policy, regulatory guidelines and resident status.
• Recognize significant changes in the condition of the resident and takes necessary action as directed by Director of Nursing.
• Supervise serving of prescribed diets and fluid intake; report persistent unresolved problems to the physician and/or the Director of Nursing or appropriate discipline.
• Professionally communicate with resident families and respond to questions or concerns.
• Accurately and timely complete focused assessments and appropriate discharge documentation.
• Intervene in resident disputes or disruptive behavior, if necessary, to maintain proper facility harmony and resident safety.
• Accurately and timely complete documentation.
• Work successfully as part of a team and responsible for developing then maintaining strong working relationships with co-workers.

 What you’ll bring:

To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.  Must hold and maintain current Texas nursing license. Must complete and/or meet training, certification required by BMM/Buckner and the State of Texas.
• Previous experience in long term care preferred.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Dining Associate to join our community committed to delivering outstanding food to our residents. As a dining associate, you will play an important role in proving excellent customer service that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Responsible for providing excellent customer service to all guests and assisting associates with supporting functions.
• Demonstrate hospitality and excellent communication skills.
• Take food and beverage orders accurately.
• Deliver food and beverages in a timely manner.
• Work in a team-oriented environment.
• Maintain clean dining and kitchen areas, wash and store dishes.
• Adhere to all food, safety and sanitation requirements.

 What you’ll bring:

• High School diploma or GED
• Great guest relation and communication skills to provide the best customer service experience for our guests.
• An upbeat, courteous and positive attitude to create a pleasant working environment and enhance every guest experience. 
• Cash handling capabilities, including, but not limited to counting and balancing cash register. Ensure all payments are processed timely, accurately and correctly while maintaining the confidentiality of guest information.
• A willingness and desire to build and maintain great working relationships with your coworkers, guests, vendors and the community.
• Previous dining experience.

 The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. 

We are seeking a Certified Medication Aide to join our community, committed to delivering outstanding care to our residents. As a Certified Medication Aide, you will play an important role in all phases, providing care to a wide variety of residents in a way that meets or exceeds Buckner quality, service, and hospitality standards. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others! 

What You'll Do:

As a member of our team, you will have an impact on our clients through accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Assist with the accurate implementation of the prescribed health care plan.
• Accurately and timely administer medications to residents according to prescribed schedule.
• Accurately administer and timely document regularly prescribed medications, as permitted, after personally preparing (setting up) the medications.
• Accurately administer PRN medications if authorized by the charge nurse.
• Accurately and timely document all PRNs according to state standards in all areas of the chart.
• Observe and report to supervisor any reactions and side effects of medication administered.
• Take and record vital signs of residents, as required, prior to administration of medications which could affect or change the vital signs.
• Apply specifically ordered ophthalmic, optic, and nasal medications, as instructed; administer oxygen per nasal canula or a non-sealing facemask, in an emergency.
• Count narcotics, give all routinely prescribed narcotics, document it on Individual’s sheet and medication sheet- at discretion of supervisor.
• See that the medication room, med cart, and refrigerator are kept clean and orderly at all times.
• Accurately log refrigerator temperature on a daily basis.
• Report incidents, as directed, on medication errors, accidents, or unusual events, on residents, visitors, or employees; and, as directed, chart some resident conditions or other pertinent information.
• Restock med cart with ample supplies; check expiration dates on all medication.
• Perform other tasks in support of your team including: staff nursing station and answer phones as needed; assist in dining room with meal serving and feeding as needed; and work schedules, assignments and units as requested including performing Nurse Aide resident care duties.
• Follow the Buckner 5STARS of customer service and timely respond to requests for assistance of information.

What You’ll Bring to the Team
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:

• Current Medication Aide Certification
• CPR/First Aid certified
• Professional knowledge of basic health care practices and procedures including infection control
• Basic understanding of the uses, results, and dispensation of medications
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the job including bending, stooping, twisting, turning, reaching, lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, climbing, kneeling, walking, and standing over 75% of shift
• Attention to detail is critical as an error could have life threatening consequences
• Ability to exercise patience, tact, initiative, judgment, and confidentiality (following established guidelines)
• Ability to recognize changes in a resident’s appearance, attitude, and condition
• Personality attuned to the requirements of meeting the needs of the infirm and aged, and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers and others

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.