Medication Aide

Cameron County•Olmito, TX

14d•Onsite

About The Position

MEDICATION AIDE PAY PLAN: 110 - $ 34,175.00 minimum salary Purpose of Classification Performs professional work in medication distribution of assigned detention center. Duties include distributing medications and assisting with patient care. Positions in this class perform routine patient care and identify needed corrective actions to resolve discrepancies; answer questions; and maintain documents and records. Essential Functions The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned. Distributes medications to assigned patients on a set schedule; observes individual patients ingesting their medicines; reads PPD's of patients in a timely fashion for inmates. Delivers of medications to patients at designated sites (Detention I, Detention II, Old County Jail, and Carrizales-Rucker); receives written/verbal orders from Charge Nurse, notes special reactions to watch for. Verifies all medications are in transport container; transports patient medication to appropriate facility at appropriate time; keeps inventory of pharmacy including OTC's and notify charging are supplies became depleted. Documents time, place, any observation, reaction or complaints; documents patient refusal to take medicines; watches for contraindications or drug reaction if so, begin emergency precaution/process and contract nurses on call. Notifies charge nurse when supplies are near expiration date and of potential problems; keeps running order of supplies needed and submits to charge nurse on timely basis; assists charge nurse in monthly inventory of prescription drug. Charts patients name, number, date, results of PPD according to established policy land procedure; completes audit forms according to directions. Establishes and maintains both automated and manual records and files; and performs record retention tasks as dictated by County policy. Additional Functions Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Texas medication aide certification required
Must have a valid Texas Driver's License

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of experience performing medication administration and/or patient care work in a clinical setting; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Responsibilities

Distributes medications to assigned patients on a set schedule
Observes individual patients ingesting their medicines
Reads PPD's of patients in a timely fashion for inmates
Delivers of medications to patients at designated sites (Detention I, Detention II, Old County Jail, and Carrizales-Rucker)
Receives written/verbal orders from Charge Nurse, notes special reactions to watch for
Verifies all medications are in transport container
Transports patient medication to appropriate facility at appropriate time
Keeps inventory of pharmacy including OTC's and notify charging are supplies became depleted
Documents time, place, any observation, reaction or complaints
Documents patient refusal to take medicines
Watches for contraindications or drug reaction if so, begin emergency precaution/process and contract nurses on call
Notifies charge nurse when supplies are near expiration date and of potential problems
Keeps running order of supplies needed and submits to charge nurse on timely basis
Assists charge nurse in monthly inventory of prescription drug
Charts patients name, number, date, results of PPD according to established policy land procedure
Completes audit forms according to directions
Establishes and maintains both automated and manual records and files
Performs record retention tasks as dictated by County policy
Performs other related duties as required.