Certified Medication Aide (ACMA) – Full Time – Night Shift –Lawton Veterans Home

State of Oklahoma•Lawton, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct and indirect non-professional nursing care or outreach services in a clinic, hospital, institution, or home setting under nursing or medical supervision. This includes performing duties such as taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, charting, escorting patients, assisting with activities of daily living, and ordering and receiving supplies. This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for providing more complex patient care tasks and performs more advanced duties.

Requirements

Two years of experience in providing patient care.
Current Long-Term Care (CNA) certification.
Certified Medication Aide certification with the four advancements (Gastro, Respiratory, Glucose and Insulin).
Proficiency in the English language to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to record observations and activities.
Ability to follow oral and written directions.
Ability to establish and effective working relationships with others.
Ability to apply basic nursing techniques.
Ability to judge a situation accurately and adopt an effective course of action.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of public health services available to the community.
Knowledge of record keeping.
Knowledge of the techniques of interviewing.
Knowledge of basic methods of sanitation and personal hygiene.
Knowledge of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

Performs direct nursing tasks including taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living and hygiene needs, and obtaining certain lab specimens.
Charts observations and activities, reporting pertinent changes in the patient’s condition.
Performs delegated or other specialized functions as educationally prepared.
Escorts patients to and from various destinations.
Assists in maintaining and providing a clean, safe environment.
Orders, receives and stores supplies and performs basic clerical functions.
Participates in follow-up activities and tracking clients, schedules appointments and performs other related tasks.
Provides case finding and recruitment of at risk persons for comprehensive health services.
Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.