Advanced Certified Medication Aide/ PCA III
About The Position
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct and indirect non-professional nursing care or outreach services in a clinic, hospital, institution or home setting under nursing or medical supervision. This includes performing duties such as taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, charting, escorting patients, assisting with activities of daily living, and ordering and receiving supplies. This is the leadership level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for providing guidance, training, and assignment of work activities to other patient care assistant staff, and perform more advanced duties.
Requirements
- Current Long-Term Care (CNA) certification
- Certified Medication Aide certification with the 4 advancements (Gastro, Respiratory, Glucose and Insulin)
- Three years of experience in Long Term Care
- Knowledge of the English language in order to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Knowledge of public health services available to the community
- Knowledge of record keeping
- Knowledge of the techniques of interviewing
- Knowledge of basic nursing practices and techniques
- Knowledge of basic methods of sanitation and personal hygiene
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of planning and organizing work assignments
- Ability to record observations and activities
- Ability to follow oral and written directions
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
- Ability to apply basic nursing techniques
- Ability to monitor and direct the work of others
- Ability to judge a situation accurately and adopt an effective course of action
- Required to work during inclement weather as all ODVA employees are considered essential personnel
Responsibilities
- Performs direct nursing tasks including taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living and hygiene needs, and obtaining certain lab specimens.
- Charts observations and activities, reporting pertinent changes in the patient’s condition.
- Performs delegated or other specialized functions as educationally prepared.
- Escorts patients to and from various destinations.
- Assists in maintaining and providing a clean, safe environment.
- Orders, receives and stores supplies and performs basic clerical functions.
- Participates in follow-up activities and tracking clients, schedules appointments and performs other related tasks.
- Provides case finding and recruitment of at risk persons for comprehensive health services.
- Providing guidance, training, and assignment of work activities to other patient care assistant staff.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Daycare Account
- 401K (Pathfinder) with 3 plan choices (Standard: 4.5% employee, 6% employer; High: 7% employee, 7% employer; Customized: >4.5% or >7% employee, 6% or 7% employer)
- Vesting schedule for 401K (20% each year, 100% after 5 years)
- Longevity bonus (starts after 2 years, increases every 2 years)
- Annual leave (15-25 days/year based on years of service)
- Sick leave (15 days/year)
- Holiday leave (11 holidays accrued yearly)
- Admin Weather leave (up to 8 hours/day or 32 hours total for working during inclement weather)
- Military Leave (up to 30 days/240 hours with pay within a federal fiscal year)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
