CMA
Ensign Services•Houston, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
The Certified Medication Aide (CMA) works under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or other medical staff and is responsible for assisting nurses by following written and/or oral instructions to administer medications and document drug dosages and times of administration. Additionally, the CMA takes vital signs, assists in examinations and treatments, and assists patients with activities of daily living. The CMA must monitor patients to report changes in the patients’ conditions.
Requirements
- Certified Medication Aide (CMA) certification
- Works under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or other medical staff
- Administer medications and document drug dosages and times of administration
- Take vital signs
- Assist in examinations and treatments
- Assist patients with activities of daily living
- Monitor patients to report changes in their conditions
- Cannot administer the first dose of a new medication or a previously prescribed medication if the dosage is changed.
- Cannot administer any new medication that arrives from the pharmacy without ensuring that it reflects the original prescriptions.
- Cannot administer as-needed medications.
- Cannot perform counting of controlled substances.
- Cannot administer any medication that requires a needle or by intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intrathecal and intraosseous routes.
- Cannot administer medication that must be inserted into a nasogastric tube or gastric tube.
- Cannot change oxygen settings or turn oxygen on or off.
- Cannot administer an inhalant medication.
- Cannot regulate intravenous fluids or the programming of insulin pumps.
- Cannot administer topical patches or topical medications that require a sterile dressing or assessment of skin condition.
- Cannot administer sublingual medications.
- Cannot administer any medication that requires a mathematical conversion between units of measurement to determine the correct dose.
Responsibilities
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments as defined by state regulations in accordance with company policy and procedure under the direction of a licensed nurse
- Verifies identity of resident receiving medication and records name of drug, dosage, and time of administration on resident’s chart.
- Takes vital signs or observes resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
- Records, reorders and restocks medication inventories.
- Gives and/or assist in direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, feeding residents, assisting in examinations and treatments as applicable.
- Assists Nurse Aides during meal times with tray passing, picking up trays and feeding as applicable.
- Responds to call lights in a timely manner.
- Monitors for effectiveness of PRN medications (non-narcotic) and reports and documents outcomes to licensed nurse.
- Provides assistance to charge nurses with the cleanliness of the nursing station, medication room, and supply room.
- Attends periodic in-services and staff meetings.
Benefits
- Competitive pay rates
- Benefits eligibility dependent on full-time employment status
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
