Certified Medication Aide (CMA)

Job description

Dignity Care Home is looking for a qualified, full-time Certified Medication Aide, CMA. 12 hour shifts. Differential offered if working nights. Small, updated facility in an intimate setting allows for building great relationships with the residents and other team members. Experience caring for the elderly with dementia is preferred. Benefits offered for full time employees include paid time off, matching IRA, health insurance bonus, and increased holiday pay. Apply online at: http://www.dignitycarehome.com/careers.html

CERTIFIED MEDICATION AIDE JOB DESCRIPTION

The certified medication aide employed by Dignity Care Home shall maintain a current license in good standing with the state of Kansas. Medication aides shall perform all duties as per their licensing and certification with regards to administration of medications. They shall also perform nursing tasks as delegated by the nurse practice act for tasks such as accuchecks, colostomy and catheter care with other tasks delegated by the supervising nurses as needed for resident care issues.

Job duties shall also include but are not limited to assisting residents with all activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating, walking, transferring and personal grooming. Medication aides shall also communicate to the supervising nursing staff concerns over resident health issues and shall participate in documentation of weights, amounts of food eaten, the record of bowel movements, and behaviors and any other documentation or reporting pertinent to the residents individualized care plan.

Medication aides shall document using the facility incident report form all unusual incidents and falls involving the residents. They shall obtain vital signs for the incident reports and for any other resident health concerns as directed by the supervising nurses.

Medication aides shall also participate in cleaning chores as scheduled which shall include but are not limited to cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, and dusting of rooms.

When needed to assist the management staff nurses aides shall assist with transporting residents to physician appointments out of the facility. If an arrangement is made between management staff and the employee, the employee may drive the resident in their private vehicle to appointments once the facility is provided with the proper liability documentation. Employees using their private vehicles will be paid mileage.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training

Work Location: In person

Salary : $46,000 - $67,000