Medication Assistant, Assisted Living

Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living

Chandler, Arizona

Eligibility: Memory CareGeriatrics
Unit: Assisted Living

Posted Jun 25

Shift and hours: Nights40 hours a week
Unit and setting: Long Term Care
License: CNA license
Term: Permanent

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Benefits

Paid holidays
Dental insurance
Health insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Vision insurance

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Life insurance
Holiday pay
Daily Pay
Discounts through Perk Spot

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Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living

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Gardens at Ocotillo Senior Living is a senior living community located in Chandler, Arizona (85248), operated by Spectrum Retirement. The community offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care, serving seniors with varying levels of care needs. The organization positions…

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Full-Time NOC 10:30 PM - 6:30 AM. Main responsibilities include maintaining, ordering, and assisting residents with medication needs, transcribing and documenting in the Medication Assistance Record, assisting residents in AL and potentially Memory Care with activities of daily living, taking vital signs, first aid, wound care, and communication with outside health care professionals as necessary, transporting residents within the community, and responding to emergency calls, resident and/or visitor requests, and environmental hazards in a timely, appropriate, and safe manner.

What's around it?

In Chandler, AZ

Chandler, AZFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent: $1,902/mo
Household income: $108,095/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Chandler, AZ

NeighborhoodsWest Chandler around Loop 101, Chandler Fashion Center, and the Price Corridor is the side locals call safest and nicer, with a Queen Creek-to-Price commute toward Intel and the tech corridor. Ocotillo (Ocotillo Golf Club, Downtown Ocotillo shopping and dining, Crossbow Park, CUSD schools) and Fulton Ranch (a 520-acre lake system) are the premium lake communities—Ocotillo’s average value is about $791K—while Cooper Commons is the go-to value suburb and Sun Groves offers mountain views with a longer run toward central Phoenix. Downtown Chandler is the walkable restaurant-and-nightlife pocket; South Chandler mixes gated subdivisions and 55-plus Spanish Revival homes around a $741K average. The city is approaching 94% build-out, so these are mature neighborhoods rather than new desert sprawl.

West Chandler around Loop 101, Chandler Fashion Center, and the Price Corridor is the side locals call safest and nicer, with a Queen Creek-to-Price commute toward Intel and the tech corridor. Ocotillo (Ocotillo Golf Club, Downtown Ocotillo shopping and dining, Crossbow Park, CUSD schools) and Fulton Ranch (a 520-acre lake system) are the premium lake communities—Ocotillo’s average value is about $791K—while Cooper Commons is the go-to value suburb and Sun Groves offers mountain views with a longer run toward central Phoenix.

Downtown Chandler is the walkable restaurant-and-nightlife pocket; South Chandler mixes gated subdivisions and 55-plus Spanish Revival homes around a $741K average. The city is approaching 94% build-out, so these are mature neighborhoods rather than new desert sprawl.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: legacyrealestateteam.com Source 2: blairballin.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: homes.com Source 6: youtube.com

Getting aroundChandler sits on Loop 101, Loop 202, US 60, and I-10, so central and north Chandler have relatively easy freeway access across the East Valley and into Phoenix. West Chandler’s Queen Creek-to-Price drive is called a nice commute toward the Price Corridor. Far southeast Chandler and Sun Groves are the outliers: Loop 202 is the closest highway, and the run toward central Phoenix is the commute trade-off those neighborhoods accept. Daily life is car-and-freeway; these sources do not describe transit lines or hospital parking.

Chandler sits on Loop 101, Loop 202, US 60, and I-10, so central and north Chandler have relatively easy freeway access across the East Valley and into Phoenix. West Chandler’s Queen Creek-to-Price drive is called a nice commute toward the Price Corridor.

Far southeast Chandler and Sun Groves are the outliers: Loop 202 is the closest highway, and the run toward central Phoenix is the commute trade-off those neighborhoods accept. Daily life is car-and-freeway; these sources do not describe transit lines or hospital parking.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: blairballin.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: youtube.com

OutdoorsVeterans Oasis Park is a 113-acre desert preserve with trails, a fishing lake, the Chandler Nature Center, and serious birdwatching. Tumbleweed Park is one of the largest city parks, with the Playtopia playground, sports fields, picnic areas, walking trails, and the annual Ostrich Festival. Lake living is concentrated in Ocotillo and Fulton Ranch’s 520-acre lake system, with Ocotillo Golf Club and pocket parks such as Crossbow Park. Visit Chandler pitches 300-plus days of sunshine plus hiking, golf, horseback riding, and hot-air ballooning over the Sonoran Desert.

Veterans Oasis Park is a 113-acre desert preserve with trails, a fishing lake, the Chandler Nature Center, and serious birdwatching. Tumbleweed Park is one of the largest city parks, with the Playtopia playground, sports fields, picnic areas, walking trails, and the annual Ostrich Festival.

Lake living is concentrated in Ocotillo and Fulton Ranch’s 520-acre lake system, with Ocotillo Golf Club and pocket parks such as Crossbow Park. Visit Chandler pitches 300-plus days of sunshine plus hiking, golf, horseback riding, and hot-air ballooning over the Sonoran Desert.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: collegian.com Source 2: visitchandler.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: homes.com

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Living in Chandler

Chandler is one of the East Valley's more finished cities—approaching 94% build-out—so grocery stores, parks, and freeways already exist instead of another desert subdivision. Intel and the Price Corridor anchor jobs; Downtown Chandler supplies a walkable food scene (five breweries, live music in 30-plus bars, Dine in the Park at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park) that foodies prefer to Gilbert. Chandler Unified ranks as Arizona's top district; West Chandler and Ocotillo are the names locals give for safety and schools. Housing is the tradeoff: 2026 medians about $520,000–$554,000, still under Gilbert and Scottsdale, with Ocotillo and Fulton Ranch's 520-acre lakes in luxury territory and Cooper Commons the value play. Southeast Chandler and Sun Groves mean a longer run to Loop 202. The city markets 300-plus sunny days and a life without winter; daily reality is car-first on the 101, 202, and I-10. Choose Chandler for mature neighborhoods and a downtown you will actually use; look toward Queen Creek if you want brand-new construction at the edge.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: blairballin.com Source 2: legacyrealestateteam.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: homes.com Source 7: chandleraz.gov Source 8: collegian.com Source 9: visitchandler.com Source 10: reddit.com

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Chandler, AZFrom Census ACS 2024.