Staring Pay $17.00 per hour and commensurate with experience.

Job
Classification: Non-Exempt, Full-Time or Part-Time 

Reporting
Relationship: Director of Nursing 

 

Primary
Accountabilities: 

The Certified
Medication Aide (CMA) assist the licensed nurses in providing safe and ethical
care for elders with administering prescribed medications in a timely manner,
ensuring medications are ordered on time, and medication cart is clean and
organized. Will serve elders in an honorable way by
working with all facility staff in developing a team approach to care for the
elders by assisting with ADLs, maintaining a pleasant environment, being a
friend, taking vitals, reporting abnormalities to the charge nurse, complying
with the Elder Justice Act and respecting Resident Rights.  

 Major
Duties:

·        
Administration
of medications by providing the right resident, right medication, right dose,
right time, right route, right documentation, right reason, right response, and
proper hand hygiene.

·        
Acknowledgement
of each medication use, side effect, interactions, warnings, and what to
monitor.

·        
Correctly
counting medications at shift change as per facility protocol.

·        
Re-ordering
medications in a timely manner as per facility protocol.

·        
Proper
storage of medications in the medication cart and the medication room.

·        
Medication
cart will be clean and organized by not allowing creams, ointments, powders,
nasal sprays, eye drops, and inhalers to be stored touching.

·        
Medication
equipment is cleaned and disinfected as protocol.

·        
Follow
facility Infection Control Program.

·        
Communicate
any changes in condition to the charge nurse immediately.

·        
Acknowledgement of each
elder’s care plan from reviewing Kardex daily. 

·        
Developing routine
cares with your elders and co-workers and being flexible with any changes. 

·        
Preforming elder cares
of bathing, hygiene & grooming, oral cares, meals, safe transfers,
mobility, toileting, and any other cares described in elder’s Kardex. 

·        
Provides peri care and
catheter care, handling and placing tubing appropriate to avoid

infections.  

·        
Assures all assigned
elders are dressed in clothing that is clean, in good repair, and appropriate
for season and time of day according to elder’s choice and preference. Changing
soiled clothing upon discovery.  

·        
Assist elders with
application of hearing aide, clean eyeglasses and any prostheses. 

·        
Obtains vital signs and
documents accurately: height & weight, respirations, pulse & pulse
oximetry, temperature, blood pressure, reports of pain, and reports of any
abnormality.  

Major
Duties Continued:

 

·        
Completes delegated
task from the charge nurse 

·        
Use care planned
assistive devices with elder.  

·        
Assist elder with
correct diet and snacks. 

·        
Wear full uniform daily
of name tag, pager, and walkie. 

·        
Answering call lights
in a timely manner. 

·        
Immediately reports any
elder grievances to the charge nurse.  

·        
Attending all annual
required education and training provided by the facility. 

Required
Qualifications: 

·        
Must
have a current and valid Kansas Medication Aide Certification

·        
Must have a current and
valid Kansas Nursing Assistant Certification

·        
Ability to read and
understand Policies and Procedures

·        
Ability to add,
subtract, and understand decimals and fractions in all units of measure 

·        
Ability to read and understand a
medication label

·        
Must be familiar with policies
and procedures that pertain to elder care. Must promote the highest quality of
care by being involved in at least one of the following: QAPI, Safety
Committee, At Risk Committee, Infection Control committee, any PIPs, and
on-going education and training.   

·        
Safe handling of
equipment by attending all training prior to using equipment and following
safety guidelines. 

·        
Ability to listen and
communicate step by step procedures to elders with maintaining elder dignity. 

·        
Ability to read and
write for communication and documentation. 

·        
Compassionate, mature,
sympathetic, and professional at all times.      

·        
The ability to
understand and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram

      form.  

·        
Ability to learn the
electronic medical records, documentation, and reading the Kardex

·        
Ability to operate a
computer at a moderate skill level. 

Physical
Demands: 

·        
Ability to stand, walk,
sit, and bend for extended periods of time throughout the day. 

·        
Ability to lift 50
pounds 

·        
Ability to read computer
screens, e-mails, and talk on the phone.  

·        
Work requires finger
dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate equipment and computer. 

·        
Possible exposure to
chemicals as identified in the MSDS Manual. 

·        
Continuous exposure to
elders who are ill, confused, and need your assistance.  

Work
Environment:

·        
Professional and deadline-oriented
environment in a residential setting

·        
Interaction with older
adults with varying levels of ability

·        
Team environment that
includes all staff, elders, elder’s representatives, and community

 

 Additional Duties:

Additional duties and
responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. This job
description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be
performed by the employee holding this position. Employees are required to
follow any job- related instructions and to perform any job- related
responsibilities within their scope of practice as requested by their
supervisor.  

 

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