Cma Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 0–1 years of experience.
• Communicate effectively with residents and healthcare professionals.
• Knowledge of medications, their purposes, dosages, routes of administration, and potential side effects.
• Knowledge of privacy regulations and patient confidentiality.
• Record-keeping skills to accurately document medication administration and patient responses.
• Ability to educate patients about their medications.
• Ability to stand, sit, talk, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to operate equipment based on department needs.
• Ability to hear and distinguish speech and other sounds, including machinery alarms and medical codes or alarms, in person, by telephone, and through remote speech.
• Near, far, and peripheral visual acuity, including reading small print and recognizing features at a distance.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification.
• Certified Medication Aide (CMA) certification.
• CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist with medications and provide treatments under nurse supervision, according to physician orders and facility policy.
• Provide, complete, and document assigned care accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain resident rooms in a clean and orderly manner, including light housekeeping, changing linens, making beds, putting away personal effects, and cleaning bathrooms.
• Provide direct assistance with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, dental hygiene, toileting, grooming, mobility, feeding, and transportation or transfers.
• Assist residents with transfers, ambulation, and supportive devices using proper safety techniques.
• Attend and participate in facility meetings and in-service training programs.
• Use good infection-control techniques in all aspects of resident care.
• Prepare residents for meals, assist with meal service, and feed residents as needed.
• Observe residents’ rights, including privacy and dignity, and safeguard residents’ privacy and property.
• Observe residents and promptly report changes in condition, behavior, or functional status.
• Participate in orienting new or temporary staff to the unit to support continuity of resident care.
• Promote positive public relations with residents, family members, and guests.
• Provide restorative care as assigned by the nurse or indicated in the overall plan of care.
• Assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Give clear and concise direction to staff and others.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer-paid group term life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Six paid holidays
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% employer match
• Fitness center use at most facilities
• Voluntary life and AD&D benefits
• Tuition assistance and scholarships
• Employee assistance program
• Legal services
• Home and auto insurance
• Discount purchasing program
• Pet insurance