Certified Medical Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• CNA license required upon hire.
• Certified Nursing Assistant listing on the Iowa Direct Care Worker Registry required upon hire.
• Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Reporter training through the Iowa Department of Human Services / Iowa Department of Public Health required within 180 days.
• Emergency First Responder Choking (EFRC) certification required within 90 days of hire and renewed every two years.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in the medical field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Bathe and dress residents according to care plans and as needed, ensuring they are comfortably clothed.
• Assist residents with grooming, shaving, nail trimming, personal hygiene, and dental hygiene.
• Prepare residents for physician appointments and visitors; assist with end-of-life and postmortem care.
• Observe residents, make regular rounds, note skin changes, monitor for pain or other changes in condition, and report concerns to the nurse.
• Answer call lights and determine appropriate assistance.
• Position residents for comfort using pressure-reduction techniques and equipment as needed.
• Assist with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and transporting residents using beds, chairs, wheelchairs, lifts, showers, tubs, and vehicles.
• Carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs according to care plans and assist residents with self-care and medical appliances.
• Assist residents to and from the bathroom, provide perineal care, and keep incontinent residents clean and dry using care-plan-specified products.
• Monitor genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems and document bowel output, urinary appliances, and other observations as directed.
• Serve meals and appropriate textured foods and fluids; follow dietary and food sanitation procedures and assist residents with eating.
• Promote positive dining experiences, maintain resident dignity, and record meal and fluid intake.
• Weigh residents as ordered or based on nursing judgment and obtain vital signs as needed.
• Address spills, monitor trip hazards and other safety concerns, keep areas tidy, stock hand hygiene stations, and notify housekeeping when needed.
• Store and routinely clean resident care equipment, including lifts, wheelchairs, walkers, and other devices.
• Wash and dry resident laundry individually according to schedule and as needed.
• Participate in planning and resident activities, assist residents to and from activities, and supervise residents using electronic wandering-monitoring devices during activities.
• Participate in quarterly care plan meetings.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay
• Matching retirement programs
• Health, dental, and vision plans
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee discounts, including car rental and cell-phone plans
• Employer-paid long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Discounted cafeteria meals
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Service Recognition program
• Voluntary life, AD&D, short-term disability, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity plans
• $2,500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates