Certified Medication Aide
About The Position
CareOne at Hamilton is hiring a Certified Medication Aide (CMA) for its assisted living facility in Hamilton, New Jersey. The CMA administers medications to residents under the direction of an RN and provides personal care, assistance with activities of daily living, and other supportive care. The role also involves monitoring and documenting residents’ condition and reporting observations to a nursing supervisor. The position requires proper state licensing, experience administering several medication types and subcutaneous injections, previous CMA experience, and Certified Nursing Assistant credentials. Candidates should be able to multitask and communicate courteously and professionally. The listed salary range is $21–$25. CareOne describes its mission as maximizing patient outcomes and providing respectful, dignified, compassionate care to residents, families, and employees. The organization offers benefits to part-time employees working 22.5 or more hours per week and full-time employees.
Requirements
- Proper license in the state where the job is located.
- Experience administering oral, topical, optic, and ophthalmic medications, as well as subcutaneous injections.
- Previous Certified Medication Aide experience.
- Must also be a Certified Nursing Assistant.
- Ability to multitask and proceed in a courteous and professional manner.
Responsibilities
- Administer medications to residents under the direction of an RN.
- Provide personal hygiene care, including assistance with bedpans, urinals, bathing, back rubs, shampoos, shaving, and bathroom trips.
- Assist with activities of daily living, including serving meals, feeding residents as needed, ambulating, turning, positioning, and providing water and nourishment between meals.
- Provide adjunct care, including enemas, douches, non-sterile dressings, surgical preparations, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz and therapeutic baths, and applying restraints.
- Monitor resident stability by checking vital signs and weight, testing urine, and recording intake and output.
- Promote resident comfort by using available resources, transporting residents, responding to call lights and requests, and reporting observations to the nursing supervisor.
- Complete forms, reports, logs, and records documenting care and actions.
- Follow policies and procedures to maintain work operations.
- Adhere to professional standards, facility policies and procedures, applicable federal, state, and local requirements, and JCHAO standards.
- Maintain job knowledge through educational opportunities, professional publications, professional organizations, and required licensure.
- Take ownership of new and different requests and seek opportunities to contribute to the nursing department and facility.
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including multiple medical plans and pharmacy coverage
- Teladoc
- Multiple dental plans
- Vision plan
- Health Savings Account, subject to eligibility restrictions
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability plans
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Accident insurance
- Whole life insurance
- Medicare Employee Assistance
- Legal plan
- Commuter benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee Assistance Program, available to all employees
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick plans in accordance with state laws
- Opportunities to advance and grow your career
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
