2p-10p FT Certified Medication Aide

Campbell Street•Norwalk, IA

About The Position

The Certified Medication Aide (CMA) provides residents with direct routine care and administers medications and treatments under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. The role includes all primary duties of the attached Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) position and follows the resident’s Plan of Care, Nursing Assistant Program standards, Resident’s Bill of Rights, and the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. CMAs work as part of an interdisciplinary care team to support residents’ independence, autonomous decision-making, and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. The position involves providing basic nursing, personal care, and restorative services; monitoring and documenting resident care; communicating changes and needs to nurses; and maintaining residents’ dignity, privacy, safety, and rights. It also includes administering scheduled medications through specified routes under nurse supervision, documenting administration, and following pharmaceutical and controlled-substance procedures. The posting identifies the schedule as 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. full-time. Campbell Street describes a supportive workplace focused on employee growth, care, and financial well-being, and states that it is Great Place to Work Certified.

Requirements

Completion of a state-approved Nursing Assistant Program for the state in which the facility operates.
Current certification and listing on the applicable state Registry.
Completion of a standardized Medication Administration training program for unlicensed personnel in nursing homes through the state in which the facility operates.
Current medication-aide certification and listing on the applicable state Registry.
Ability to welcome constructive feedback, course-correct, and not take feedback personally.
Ability to get along with different personality types and inspire trust with residents, staff, and families.
Ability to actively listen with the goal of understanding.
Ability to clearly speak and proficiently read, write, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a skilled nursing and/or assisted living community.

Responsibilities

Provide routine resident care in accordance with the resident’s Plan of Care and under LPN or RN supervision.
Promote residents’ rights, dignity, privacy, independence, and freedom from abuse, neglect, mistreatment, or misappropriation of property; promptly report concerns.
Communicate with residents in a person-centered manner and interact courteously with families, visitors, and members of the interdisciplinary care team.
Perform basic nursing tasks as directed, including taking and recording vital signs, measuring and recording height and weight, recognizing and reporting abnormal changes, and caring for residents who are actively dying.
Provide personal care, including bathing, grooming, mouth care, dressing, toileting, eating and hydration assistance, skin care, transfers, positioning, and turning.
Support residents’ nutritional intake by assisting with meals and hydration, monitoring and recording intake and output, observing dietary restrictions, and following food-handling safety guidelines.
Provide basic restorative services, including supporting self-care, using assistive devices, maintaining range of motion, positioning, bowel and bladder training, and caring for prosthetic and orthotic devices.
Assist nurses with special procedures, critical care sheets, and care conferences as directed.
Help residents participate in activities and address grievances or disputes; maintain the security of residents’ possessions.
Answer call lights promptly and courteously, use proper body mechanics, and follow safe lifting, positioning, and equipment procedures, including use of transfer belts and mechanical lifts.
Follow infection-control procedures, Standard Precautions, OSHA bloodborne-pathogen guidelines, and facility cleaning and disinfection requirements; maintain a safe and clean environment.
Avoid the use of restraints in accordance with DHS nursing home standards.
Document care and maintain complete, confidential resident records in compliance with HIPAA and state and federal regulations; promptly report and document incidents and errors.
Prioritize assignments based on staffing and resident acuity, review departing staff reports at shift start, ensure duties and delegated tasks are completed, and report off to the nurse when leaving.
Administer regularly scheduled medications through oral, eye, ear, rectal, inhalant, and topical routes under LPN or RN direction and supervision.
Assist residents with self-administration of medication when applicable and document medication administration or the reason a medication was not administered.
Follow pharmaceutical policies for medication sign-out and administration, medication errors, physician orders, label changes and expirations, PRN medications, controlled substances, and end-of-shift counts.
Follow procedures for accessing the ER Kit and contact a licensed nurse for follow-through.
Recognize the limits of personal knowledge, skill, and experience and refer situations beyond the CMA’s competency to appropriate staff.