Certified Medication Aide - CMA - Full Time
About The Position
Buckner Retirement Services is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Certified Medication Aide (CMA) for its Parkway by Buckner assisted living community in Houston, Texas. The CMA administers and documents medications, monitors residents’ vital signs and conditions, assists with daily living and personal hygiene, and helps maintain safe, orderly medication operations. The role involves observing changes in resident behavior and reporting them to shift leaders, responding to requests for assistance, and providing high-quality care to seniors while following Buckner’s 5STARS of customer service. The position is onsite and uses 12-hour shifts.
Requirements
- Current Medication Aide Certification.
- Current Certified Nurse Aide certification.
- CPR/First Aid certification.
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least one year of prior experience as a nursing assistant.
- Proficient ability to speak, read, and write English.
- Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds continuously to move objects or people.
- Ability to bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, lift, carry, pull, push, climb, kneel, walk, and stand for over 75% of the shift.
- Ability to walk, sit, and stand for sometimes prolonged periods.
Responsibilities
- Help residents with personal hygiene, including providing bedpans and assisting with bathing.
- Safely lift and reposition residents as necessary.
- Observe changes in residents’ behavior and report them to shift leaders.
- Administer and document regularly prescribed medications accurately and on time, as permitted, after personally preparing them.
- Administer PRN medications when authorized by the charge nurse.
- Take and record residents’ vital signs when required before administering medications that could affect them.
- Apply specifically ordered ophthalmic, optic, and nasal medications as instructed; administer oxygen by nasal cannula or non-sealing facemask in an emergency.
- Count narcotics and administer routinely prescribed narcotics at the supervisor’s discretion, documenting them on the individual’s sheet and medication sheet.
- Keep the medication room, medication cart, and refrigerator clean and orderly.
- Log refrigerator temperatures daily.
- Report medication errors, accidents, incidents, or unusual events involving residents, visitors, or employees as directed; chart resident conditions or other pertinent information as directed.
- Restock the medication cart with adequate supplies and check medication expiration dates.
- Follow Buckner’s 5STARS of customer service and respond promptly to requests for assistance or information.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
