Certified Medication Aide/C.N.A.-1st shift

Winfield Rest Haven•Winfield, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Medication Aide (CMA) assists licensed nurses in providing safe and ethical care for elders by administering prescribed medications in a timely manner, ensuring medications are ordered on time, and maintaining a clean and organized medication cart. The role involves serving elders honorably through a team approach to care, assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), maintaining a pleasant environment, being a friend, taking vital signs, reporting abnormalities to the charge nurse, complying with the Elder Justice Act, and respecting Resident Rights.

Requirements

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 while 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.

Responsibilities

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.
Ensuring the medication cart is clean and organized by not allowing creams, ointments, powders, nasal sprays, eye drops, and inhalers to be stored touching.
Cleaning and disinfecting medication equipment as per protocol.
Following the facility Infection Control Program.
Communicating any changes in condition to the charge nurse immediately.
Acknowledgement of each elder’s care plan from reviewing Kardex daily.
Developing routine cares with elders and co-workers and being flexible with any changes.
Performing elder cares of bathing, hygiene & grooming, oral cares, meals, safe transfers, mobility, toileting, and any other cares described in elder’s Kardex.
Providing peri care and catheter care, handling and placing tubing appropriate to avoid infections.
Assuring 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.
Assisting elders with application of hearing aids, clean eyeglasses, and any prostheses.
Obtaining vital signs and documenting accurately: height & weight, respirations, pulse & pulse oximetry, temperature, blood pressure, reports of pain, and reports of any abnormality.
Completing delegated tasks from the charge nurse.
Using care-planned assistive devices with elders.
Assisting elders with correct diet and snacks.
Wearing full uniform daily including name tag, pager, and walkie.
Answering call lights in a timely manner.
Immediately reporting any elder grievances to the charge nurse.
Attending all annual required education and training provided by the facility.