Certified Medicine Aide

Homewood Retirement Centers•Williamsport, MD

72d

About The Position

Provide the activities of daily living care to the residents under license staff supervision and provides administers non-paraenteral medications.

Ability to lift and transfer 30 pounds of resident weight frequently (30 times) throughout the shift.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn constantly throughout an eight (8) hour shift.
Organizational skills and ability to do sequential events.
Listed on the state registry as a Nursing Assistant within 120 days of employment.
Motivation and desire to work with geriatric persons.
Ability to speak English at a level residents can understand.
Ability to read and write in English to carry out functions related to the care plans and provide appropriate resident care.
Current certification from a state approved Medicine Aide Course in the state in which resident care is being performed.
Current Maryland license as a Certified Medicine Aide is required for this position.

Treats all information about residents, their condition, and family as confidential information.
Complies with established policies and procedures, and maintains established standards and practices.
Assists in or provides for the maintenance of individual personal hygiene, i.e., bathing, shaving, changing clothing, nail care, toilet needs.
Provides clean, dry linen and make beds to meet resident needs.
Encourages proper resident nutrition by serving food promptly and assists with feeding when necessary.
Performs resident treatments as assigned by Head Nurse and within the nursing scope of practice.
Records resident information concisely, accurately, and completely, and reports to the Head Nurse objective observations of change in resident condition or need.
Actively participates in resident care planning.
Promotes the activity of daily living according to the resident's care plan.
Resident lifts and transfers will be done according to the resident's care plan and the Lift Free Program.
Prepares, administers, and records medications as physician-ordered and in accordance with certification regulations.
Performs other functions as directed by the supervisor