Certified Medication Aide (CMA) - Longview, Premier Assisted Living!

Christian Health Care Center•Wyckoff, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Christian Health is seeking a Full-time Certified Medication Aide (CMA) to work in Longview, their premier assisted living residence in North Jersey. This role is responsible for assisting residents with daily care in accordance with established nursing care procedures and serves as a liaison to nursing staff for communication of clinical care concerns. The CMA will demonstrate an understanding of and embrace the mission statement of Christian Health. The position involves administering medications as prescribed, assisting residents with personal care such as dressing and bathing, maintaining awareness of resident service plans, and promoting resident choice, privacy, independence, and dignity. The role also includes assisting with ambulation, meal service, and toileting, while ensuring care is provided in a private, sensitive, and respectful manner. The CMA will also be responsible for making beds, managing resident laundry, answering call bells promptly, and interacting positively with cognitively impaired residents. Additionally, the role involves transporting residents, reporting changes in resident status to the nurse, performing minor housekeeping tasks, documenting accurately, and notifying the nurse if a medication is not given as ordered. The CMA will also receive and transfer reports at shift change and assist with daily activities organized by the Activity Staff.

Requirements

Must be a Certified Medication Aide in the State of New Jersey.
Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA).
Experience in dealing with the elderly and providing daily support services such as bathing, dressing and general assistance.
Team player.
Must be a minimum of 18 years old.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent, preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer medication as prescribed by the health care provider in congruence with the five rights of medical action administration.
Provides assistance with dressing and/or appropriate clothing selection.
Maintains an awareness of resident service plans and follows through by implementing care need changes promptly.
Demonstrates an understanding of Assisted Living principles including Resident choice, privacy, independence, dignity in all interactions with Resident.
Supervises and demonstrates pro-active care for resident on a daily basis.
Assists residents with ambulation as needed. Advises nurse of concerns.
Ensures that all care is provided in privacy and in a sensitive and a respectful manner.
Provides assistance with showering and sponge bathing.
Goes out of way to make conversation with residents and to promote sense of home/community.
Provides assistance with oral hygiene, shaving, hair care and make up.
Assists with meal service, maintaining awareness of residents special diets/needs and assists as needed with dining.
Provides assistance with toileting assuring resident is comfortable and dry. Is aware/responsive to residents with special needs.
Demonstrates knowledge/use of standard precautions.
Makes scheduled beds.
Returns clean personal laundry to residents, takes care of residents' laundry and linen needs when necessary or when scheduled.
Answers call bells promptly and courteously.
Demonstrates understanding of how to approach, interact and respond to memory impaired resident.
Demonstrates ability to deal positively with cognitively impaired resident.
Transports residents within facility as needed.
Reports change in Resident status, behaviors and other concerns promptly to nurse.
Performs minor housekeeping tasks necessary to maintain orderly/neat appearance of the facility.
Documents accurately according to facility policy.
Notifies nurse on duty when any medication is not given as ordered.
Receives/transfers oral and written reports at change of shift.
Assists Activity Staff with daily activities (helps transport and/or encourages attendance, active assist when assigned.)