Caregiver/Med Tech - Night Shift

Job Summary

Job Description

Are you a compassionate, patient caregiver who excels at providing a sense of calm and safety to individuals with dementia?

We are seeking a dedicated Night Shift Med Tech / Caregiver to join our team. In this role, you will be the sole overnight anchor for our cozy, 16-bed memory care community.This vital position combines clinical medication administration with gentle, specialized resident care and essential homemaking duties. If you enjoy working independently, managing a structured routine, navigating nighttime dementia behaviors with empathy, and making sure our residents wake up to a clean, warm, and highly organized environment, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Medication Administration & Documentation: Safely and accurately pass overnight and early morning medications. Complete thorough narcotic counts at shift trade and document any behavioral changes or medication refusals accurately.
• Memory Care Residents & ADLs: Provide gentle, dignity-first assistance to 16 residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), including nighttime incontinence care, specialized toileting schedules, and morning dressing support.
• Dementia Behavior & Safety Management: Monitor for overnight wakefulness, pacing, confusion, or agitation. Use validation techniques and redirection to de-escalate anxiety and keep residents safe and comfortable.
• Overnight Safety Checks: Conduct regular, quiet safety checks on all residents at least every two hours to ensure comfort, fall prevention, and skin integrity without disrupting their sleep.
• Meal Prep & Cooking: Prepare raw ingredients, chop vegetables, and cooking .
• Housekeeping & Facility Cleaning: Deep-clean the kitchen, sanitize common areas, wipe down surfaces, and empty garbage bins overnight to maintain a hygienic, odor-free home.
• Laundry Operations: Wash, dry, fold, and neatly restock resident clothing and facility linens to ensure a smooth morning transition.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Certification: Assistance with medications certificate required. First Aid and CPR certification required.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience in caregiving, ideally with a proven background in memory care or working with Alzheimer's and related dementias.
• Specialized Skills: Strong understanding of dementia behaviors, redirection techniques, and how to maintain a low-stimulus environment at night.
• Autonomy & Time Management: High level of self-direction to manage multiple homemaking tasks while remaining highly alert to resident needs.
• Physical Demands: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand for long periods, and safely execute physical transfers.

Pay: $14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 16.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits

* Flexible schedule

Experience

* Memory care: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification

* Assistance with Medication certification (Preferred)

Shift availability

• Overnight Shift (Required)
• Night Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person