As an H&I Health Program Specialist – Certified Medication Technician (CMT), you will be responsible for administering medication utilizing acceptable standards of practice. You must demonstrate accuracy of medication delivery and complete follow-up observations for effect, adverse reactions, and incompatibilities. This position also serves as a liaison between charge personnel and nursing assistant staff and provides resident care as presented in the C.N.A. training course and Missouri Veterans Home policy and procedural manuals. Taking care of our state's heroes does require you to lift, move, position, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics and lifting devices for accident prevention. Shift differential is available.

Hourly Rate: $16.88

Benefits Include:

• No benefits

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of elementary behavior modification techniques, medical terminology, and drug classifications
• Ability to prepare and maintain records, charts, and reports
• Knowledge of the general care and treatment of Veterans in a maximum or intermediate security environment, including basic nursing, first aid, and emergency treatments
• Ability to work with Veterans with physical or mental illness, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or the geriatric population
• Ability to perform first aid and emergency treatments as instructed

Qualifications:

• Possess a valid certified medication technician certification within the state of Missouri

Physical Requirements:

• Walking, balancing, finger dexterity, pulling, pushing, standing, climbing, grasping, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, bending, lifting, supporting, repetitive motion, frequent washing of hands
• Essential sensory and communicative activities include: feeling, seeing speaking, hearing, smelling and tasting

Job Description Summary:

• Maintain certification as a medication technician
• Administer medication utilizing acceptable standards of practice
• Demonstrate accuracy of medication delivery and evidence of follow-up observations for effect, adverse reaction or incompatibilities. Push medication carts to point of administration. Open and close medication bottles and punch out bubble packs
• Serve as liaison between charge personnel and C.N.A. staff
• Assist the new employee in completion of the orientation checklist and ensure an enjoyable experience while orientating at MVH
• Follow infection control guidelines as per MVH nursing policy and procedure
• Provide Veteran care as presented in the C.N.A. certification course and in the Missouri Veterans Home procedure manual
• Comply with the individualized care plan for Veterans and provide support to the Veteran according to the care plan. Contribute to the care planning process by providing the charge nurse or other staff with specific information and observations of the Veterans' needs and preferences
• Attend to individual needs of Veterans which may include but is not limited to assistance with grooming, bathing/showering, oral hygiene, delivery and set up of food trays, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, repositioning, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individual’s care requirements
• Transport Veterans to and from their room, dining room, recreational room, and elsewhere as required
• Lift, move, position and transport Veterans, using proper body mechanics and/or lifting devices for accident prevention
• Walk and stand extensively to and from various locations of the facility while making rounds and transporting Veterans within the facility
• Provide care that maintains Veteran skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent Veterans, turning, repositioning immobile Veterans, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin, etc.
• Accurately perform vital signs, heights, and weights as assigned
• Promote and assist with elimination, which includes transfers to and from the toilet, stooping or bending at the knees to empty catheter bags
• Document and report to licensed nurses any complaints voiced by Veteran/family or observations that indicate a change in the Veteran’s condition. Identify, document and report significant occurrences according to MVH policy and procedure
• Other duties as assigned

At the Missouri Veterans Commission we value diversity because we believe in the power of our differences. MVC strives for an inclusive work environment where equal and equitable opportunities exist for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, uniformed service member, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.