CMC Medication Aide Student Trainee

UTMB Health•Rusk, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Correctional Managed Care works to address the healthcare needs of underserved populations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The CMC Medication Aide Student Trainee provides basic administrative and clinical assistance in the nursing department while transitioning from student to employee. The position offers educational training toward an opportunity to become a certified correctional medication aide. The trainee attends 140 hours of online medication aide college courses and completes related coursework and clinical activities or rotations. The typical schedule is four hours of online training at the unit and four hours of on-the-job training daily. The role may involve assignment to more than one facility and may require standby availability or extended or alternate shifts when deemed necessary by the Nurse Manager. The work takes place in a clean and safe medical facility within a prison, jail, or juvenile detention center. Conditions may include noise, odors, cramped workspaces, fumes, occupational hazards, and contact with disoriented or combative patients. Security clearance and pre-employment drug testing are required. The starting hourly rate is $17.69 and will increase upon completion of the program.

Requirements

Vocational or special training.
Analytical skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Security clearance is required.
Pre-employment drug testing is required.
Must be able to cope with complex or changing activities under stress.
Vision, hearing, talking, and sense-of-touch abilities adequate to perform tasks and communicate accurately.
Must be able to maintain alertness and careful attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Attend online medication aide college courses totaling 140 hours.
Complete medication aide coursework and clinical activities or rotations; the typical schedule includes four hours of online training at the unit and four hours of on-the-job training daily.
Use personal computers to enter and assimilate data, generate reports, and draft routine correspondence.
Perform administrative support tasks, including filing, mail functions, faxing, and typing correspondence.
Answer phone calls and adjudicate each call appropriately.
Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the nurse manager or designee, according to the patient’s plan of care.
Maintain patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
Adhere to internal controls and the reporting structure.
Perform related duties as required.