Personal Care Assistant / Medication Aide – Hillcrest Silver Ridge
Location: Gretna, NE
Service Line: Hillcrest Silver Ridge
Schedule: Full-Time and Part-time Evenings
Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for a compassionate, dependable, and service-focused Personal Care Assistant / Medication Aide to join our assisted living team at Hillcrest Silver Ridge in Gretna, NE.
Hillcrest Silver Ridge provides assisted living in a welcoming, supportive environment where residents are encouraged to maintain their independence, routines, and personal choices. Our team works closely together to provide the right level of support while helping residents continue living life on their terms.
At Hillcrest, our mission is simple: Inspiring people to live their best lives. As a Personal Care Assistant / Medication Aide, you will play an important role in providing personalized care, medication support, and daily assistance based on each resident’s individual needs, preferences, and Resident Service Agreement.
What You’ll Do
As a Personal Care Assistant / Medication Aide, you will work closely with residents, nurses, and other team members to provide medication support, personal care, and assistance with daily living while encouraging independence and maintaining dignity.
You will:
- Administer medications to residents according to the five rights of medication administration and accurately document medications provided.
- Monitor residents following medication administration and communicate concerns or changes to the appropriate licensed healthcare professional.
- Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, hygiene, and other personal-care needs.
- Support residents with adaptive devices such as hearing aids, glasses, and dentures.
- Monitor residents and communicate changes in health, behavior, or needs to the appropriate nurse or clinical leader.
- Obtain and document vital signs as ordered, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, and weight.
- Promptly report vital signs that fall outside established parameters to the Nurse Manager or Director of Health Services.
- Assist residents to and from meals and help ensure everyone is accounted for during dining.
- Provide meal and dining support based on individual resident needs.
- Understand when and how to access emergency medical services when needed.
- Communicate resident concerns and needs to nurses and incoming or outgoing team members to support continuity of care.
- Assist with resident laundry, including personal clothing and linens.
- Complete required documentation in the electronic medical record.
- Help maintain clean, comfortable, and organized resident living areas.
- Assist with general cleaning responsibilities such as making beds, removing trash, organizing, and vacuuming as needed.
- Support scheduled resident activities and encourage participation based on individual interests and abilities.
- Build positive relationships with residents and families through compassionate, respectful, and dependable care.
- Assist with additional resident-care and community needs as assigned.
The position combines medication administration, personal care, vital-sign monitoring, dining assistance, resident communication, and daily living support.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is compassionate, dependable, and genuinely enjoys helping aging adults maintain their independence.
The right candidate will understand that assisted living is about providing the right amount of support while respecting each resident’s choices, routines, preferences, and abilities. This role also requires someone who takes medication administration seriously and understands the importance of accuracy, attention to detail, and timely communication with the nursing team.
Ideal candidates will have:
- Previous experience as a Medication Aide, Personal Care Assistant, caregiver, CNA, Nurse Tech, or similar direct-care role preferred.
- Experience working with aging adults in assisted living, memory support, senior living, long-term care, or a similar setting preferred.
- Strong attention to detail with medication administration and documentation.
- A compassionate and respectful approach to personal care.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with residents, families, nurses, and team members.
- Ability to recognize and promptly communicate changes in a resident’s condition or behavior.
- Strong attention to detail with medications, vital signs, documentation, and resident-service plans.
- Ability to support residents while encouraging as much independence as safely possible.
- Dependability and consistent follow-through.
- Strong organization and the ability to manage multiple resident needs.
- A calm, flexible, and professional approach in stressful or changing situations.
- Comfort using electronic medication and documentation systems.
- A team-first attitude and willingness to assist wherever needed.
Education & Credentials
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Medication Aide coursework preferred at the time of hire.
- Nebraska Medication Aide certification preferred at the time of hire.
- Previous experience providing personal care to aging adults in assisted living or memory support preferred.
Why Hillcrest?
At Hillcrest Silver Ridge, assisted living is about helping residents continue doing the things they can and providing dependable support with the things they need help with.
As a Personal Care Assistant / Medication Aide, you will spend meaningful one-on-one time with residents while also helping ensure medications are provided safely, accurately, and consistently. Whether you are administering medications, helping someone prepare for their day, accompanying them to a meal, or simply taking a few minutes to listen, your work directly impacts their comfort, independence, safety, and quality of life.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on care, wants to build relationships with aging adults, and is interested in growing their medication and healthcare experience.
What Hillcrest Offers
- Competitive compensation.
- Medication Aide differential when applicable.
- Multiple health insurance plan options for eligible team members.
- Vision, dental, and life insurance.
- Professional development support, including tuition reimbursement, certifications, and career-growth programs.
- Dayforce Wallet, allowing you to choose when you get paid.
- Gym membership reimbursement and partner discounts.
- Supportive nursing leadership and a collaborative community team.
- Opportunities to grow within a mission-driven senior care organization.
Physical & Other Requirements
- Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
- Must be able to independently lift up to 35 pounds.
- Must be able to perform repetitive sitting, bending, standing, walking, reaching, lifting, and movement as needed.
- Must be able to safely assist residents with personal care and activities of daily living.
- Must be flexible, calm, and professional when working with residents or families in stressful or emotional situations.
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.
- Must be able to utilize medication systems, electronic documentation systems, technology, and available resources efficiently and effectively.
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.
- Other duties as assigned.
Ready to Make a Difference in Someone’s Day?
If you are compassionate, dependable, and interested in providing both personal care and medication support while helping aging adults maintain their independence and quality of life, we invite you to apply for the Personal Care Assistant / Medication Aide – Hillcrest Silver Ridge role.
Join Hillcrest Health & Living and help us continue inspiring people to live their best lives through safe medication support, personalized care, meaningful relationships, and dependable teamwork.
