Qualified Medication Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Enjoy a great team environment? Ready to take the next step in a rewarding QMA Qualified Medication Assistant career? Then here's your start! Join our beautiful Spring Mill Assisted Living & rehabilitation Campus located in heart of Merrillville.

*** OPEN INTERVIEWS Monday- Friday ***

Our most important goal is to provide the highest standard of care to our residents in an environment that is safe and secure. As a QMA, y ou will be responsible for improving our residents experience and maintaining a safe, clean, and healthy environment. Your focus will be the basic quality-of-life for our residents,  so duties such as recording vitals, providing ambulatory assistance, and seeing to medication needs will be key in the individualized care.

At Spring Mill, you can expect:

• Dependable, full-time AL/QMA schedules
• Great staffing support frm peers and managers
• Quality, cost-effective health care as well as disability and life insurance after only 60 days of employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacations and holidays
• Competitive wages
• Acute care opportunities to sharpen and grow critical skills
• Daily pay! DailyPay is a voluntary benefit that allows employees to instantly access their earnings on their own schedule. With DailyPay, employees can track their earnings after every shift and get paid instantly for the hours they’ve already worked.

Qualified Medication Assistant, AL/QMA day-to-day will include:

• Accurately and safely prepare, administer, and document the oral and/or topical medications that are commonly used in this health campus and that may be ordered for resident use by the attending physician or the Medical Director.
• Follow the medication card practices of the facility.
• Follow the facility procedure for recording the order in the resident’s clinical record, including the type, route, dosage, frequency and strength of each medication.
• Accurately measure, record, and report the vital signs of residents.
• Helps residents maintain independence, promotes dignity and physical safety of each resident.
• Practices good standard care precautions of cleanliness, hygiene and health.
• Greets and assists all internal and external customers, guests, family members, residents, vendors and team members.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a part time and full time Qualified Medication Assistant, AL/QMA for our evening shift.

Fresh out of  school? Come learn the trade from experienced Qualified Medication Assistant staff willing to share their skills.

Years of experience? Join our Nursing team who will appreciate your expertise.

• Strong interpersonal skills, especially when it comes to delivering sensitive information to patients and/or families.
• Ability to think critically under pressure.
• Must have and maintain a current, valid QMA license.
• Possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Be able to make independent decisions concerning above job duties.
• Possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family member, visitors, government agencies/personnel, vendors, and the general public.
• Be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care.

Schedule needs:

• 8 or 12 hour shifts
• Full time AL/QMA availability
• Rotating Holiday Schedule
• Weekend availability

Thank you very much for your interest in working as a Qualified Medication Assistant, AL/QMA for Spring Mill Health Campus. We appreciate your time and review each and every resume that is submitted to our HR department. You will receive an email within 48 hours that confirms your application has been acknowledged. If you are selected to participate in the interview process, you will receive an email or call within a week.