Qualified Medication Aide (QMA)

Qualified Medication Aide - QMA Majestic Care of Lafayette is looking for a Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) to join our team's mission and believe in our core values! Our mission: Through the hearts of our Care Team Members, we provide excellent healthcare to those we serve. Our Core Values... L - Listening E - Empathy A - Accountability D - Decisiveness This is how we create a culture to LEAD with Love. Position Overview: The QMA is a member of the community nursing team whose responsibility is set up, administer, and record certain prescribed medications for residents in the community under supervision of a licensed nurse and as allowed by state and federal regulatory agencies. Key Responsibilities: Prepare and administer regularly prescribed oral, eye, nasal, and ear medications to residents. Administrations must be administered safely and documented. Prepare and administer topical medications to intact skin. Administer PRN drugs, as allowed, when authorized by a license nurse. Check physician orders against medication forms. Maintain cleanliness and proper storage of all drugs while maintaining a clean working environment. Keep medication cart locked while unattended. Care for and position all resident tubing and bags as instructed. Make rounds and report needs and conditions to the charge nurse as applicable. Administer vital signs and document properly. Keep medical records current by charting pertinent resident conditions timely and routine charting as scheduled, with co-signature by a licensed nurse. Order medications from pharmacy per physician order. Use appropriate drug reference if ever unsure or unclear as to drug being administered. Count all drugs on Individual Control Drug Records with on-coming charge CTM at shift change. Answer call lights, bed/chair sensors, and security care bracelet (if applicable) alarms promptly and courteously. Qualifications: Certified as a Qualified Medication Aide in the state employed; certificate must be active, valid, and in good standing. Certified as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the state employed; certificate must be active, valid, and in good standing. Majestic Difference Benefits: Quarterly Pay Increase Daily Pay Company-Paid Life Insurance Telehealth Services Double Pay on Holidays Care Team Member Relief Fund Join the Majestic Care team where compassion meets excellence! #J-18808-Ljbffr