Certified Medication Aide NOC

Curry Village of Cascadia•Brookings, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Curry Village Health and Rehabilitation is seeking a Certified Medication Aide to join their team of dedicated healthcare professionals in Brookings, Oregon. The role involves dispensing and preparing oral medications as per physician orders, providing routine daily medications to stable patients, administering and documenting medications, performing capillary blood glucose checks, taking and monitoring resident vital signs for side effects, and managing oxygen. The Certified Medication Aide is also responsible for reporting any changes in a resident’s vital signs or behavior to the Charge Nurse, counting controlled substances, cleaning and restocking the medication cart, ensuring punctuality and regular attendance for assigned shifts, performing other assigned duties, maintaining resident/patient confidentiality, and conducting job responsibilities in accordance with company standards, policies, and applicable laws.

Requirements

Graduate of a CMA program required, however, we will send to training for the right candidate.
Valid certification as a CMA in the state of employment.
Valid CPR certification.
Strong knowledge of medical and pharmacological terminology.
Ability to manage medications for a large number of patients without making dosage or other medication errors.
Understanding of HIPAA.

Nice To Haves

Six months experience in a long-term care environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Dispenses and prepares oral medications as per physician orders.
Provides routine daily medications, either prescription or non-prescription, to patients whose condition and drug regimen are stable.
Administers and documents medications in the indicated dosage at the correct time, via the desired route.
Performs capillary blood glucose checks.
Takes resident’s vital signs, keeps records and monitors for side effects.
Turns oxygen on an off at pre-determined, established flow rate.
Reports any changes in a resident’s vital signs or behavior or any other indication of adverse effects from a medication to the Charge Nurse.
Counts controlled substances.
Cleans & restocks medication cart.
Ensures punctuality and regular attendance for assigned shifts.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintains resident/patient confidentiality.
Conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the Company’s Code of Conduct, its policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards.