Assisted Living Certified Medication Aide (CMA)

Bluestem Communities Management•North Newton, KS

21h

About The Position

Kidron Bethel Village is seeking a part-time Certified Medication Aide (CMA). The role provides assigned residents with personal, quality care to meet their daily needs in accordance with established federal, state, and facility policies. The aide cooperates with coworkers and follows directions from licensed nurses. The position includes protecting residents’ privacy and dignity; interacting with residents warmly and calmly; helping residents remain clean and comfortable; assisting with feeding, dressing, toileting, ambulation, transfers, activities, and meals; and providing nursing care within the aide’s training and as directed by licensed nurses. The aide also supports residents’ nutrition and hydration, communicates care needs and changes in condition, documents care and incidents, maintains clean and organized resident and work areas, follows infection-control policies, and assists with admissions as directed. The posting describes a benefits package for clinical and licensed part-time employees that includes insurance coverage, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company match, a student loan payment program, early access to earned wages, an Employee Assistance Program, paid time off, six paid holidays, wellness center membership, and meal discounts.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be a Certified Medication Aide in Kansas.

Responsibilities

Protect residents’ privacy and dignity, identify residents before providing care according to their NSA, and address them by their preferred name.
Interact with residents in a warm, personal manner, provide a calm environment, listen attentively, greet new residents, and introduce them to staff and other residents as appropriate.
Help residents stay clean and comfortable, including assisting with feeding, dressing, and toileting as needed.
Assist residents with ambulation, transfers, adaptive equipment, activities, meals, and activities of daily living as needed.
Provide nursing care within the scope of training and as directed by licensed nurses, including applying dressings and treatments, assisting lab personnel, and taking vital signs when needed.
Provide nutrition and hydration, including offering fresh water and other fluids regularly and helping prepare and serve food trays and snacks as needed.
Communicate residents’ care needs with peers and supervisors, obtain pertinent care information at the start of shifts, know each resident’s NSA, and promptly report changes in condition to a licensed nurse.
Observe and record residents’ conditions and incidents or accidents, document care according to applicable policies, and assist with incident and accident forms.
Maintain organized and clean resident areas, provide scheduled laundry service, perform directed housekeeping, maintain clean and organized work areas and equipment, and follow infection-control policies.
Assist with the admission process as directed by licensed nurses.