Certified Medication Aide at Pasadena

Focused Post Acute Care Partners • Pasadena, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Focused Post Acute Care Partners is seeking a Certified Medication Aide to join its team at Focused Care at Pasadena in Pasadena, Texas. The role involves preparing and administering residents’ medications accurately and documenting their administration. The aide also records vital signs, observes residents, reports concerns, and supports residents with personal needs while following safety procedures and facility policies.

The position requires safe resident transfers and mobility assistance, proper use of equipment and personal protective equipment, participation in emergency drills and in-service training, and electronic medical record charting using PointClickCare. FPACP describes its culture as focused on excellence in long-term care and recognizes team members through its ROCKStar program.

Requirements

• Current Certified Medication Aide certification in Texas.
• Current Certified Nurse Aide certification in Texas.
• Good standing on the Nurse Aide Registry and Misconduct Registry.
• Ability to understand, remember, and carry out oral and written instructions in English.
• Ability to speak clearly and hear well enough to communicate with residents.
• Ability to safely perform physical movements including pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, and reaching; the posting specifies lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to safely ascend and descend stairwells and assist with an evacuation.
• Ability to tolerate strong foul odors and to wear and use required personal protective equipment, including latex gloves.
• Ability to safely transfer residents who cannot bear their own weight; the posting also describes lifting in excess of 150 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations in connection with resident transfers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, administer, and document medications accurately as prescribed.
• Immediately report medication errors to the Charge Nurse or Director of Nursing.
• Take and record vital signs accurately.
• Count controlled drugs accurately and sign the medication administration record.
• Safely lift, move, and transfer residents, including residents who cannot bear their own weight.
• Observe residents and report anything unusual or abnormal to the Charge Nurse.
• Provide safe, patient, and respectful resident care, including when residents are uncooperative or combative.
• Follow safety guidelines and promptly clean up bodily excretions, spills, and other safety hazards.
• Use equipment safely and immediately report equipment needing service or repair.
• Participate in emergency fire or disaster drills and scheduled in-service training; assist with evacuations as required.
• Follow Universal Safety Precautions and wear and use necessary protective clothing and equipment.
• Maintain regular attendance in accordance with facility absence policies.
• Use electronic medical record charting through PointClickCare.

Benefits

• Access to earned pay on an employee-selected schedule through DailyPay, a voluntary benefit.
• Six holidays.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Health plans.
• Vision coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Generous paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed