Medication Aide, Extended Care, 3-11p, 40hrs/wk, Lincoln

Are you a difference maker with the heart and commitment to provide world-class patient care? Do you want to be part of a team of the most talented caregivers and clinicians in the healthcare industry? If so, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals invites you to join us in our mission to provide groundbreaking rehabilitation care that provides our patients with the hope of being made whole.

At Madonna, you will experience heartfelt hospitality with unmatched innovation and education. We believe in equipping you for excellence and investing in your success, both inside and outside of work. While you are providing patients with life-changing care, you will be rewarded with competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefit packet, a generous paid time off plan and wellness offerings as part of Madonna’s commitment to your wellbeing.

Our culture is based on the core values of **C**ollaboration, **H**ospitality, **R**espect, **I**nnovation, **S**tewardship, and **T**eaching. If you are looking for purpose-driven work guided by these values, find your career at Madonna!

**POSITION:**
**Medication Aide, 40 hours per week, 3-11p (set schedule) with rotating weekends & holidays**

**UNIT OVERVIEW:**
ECN - Serving residents in a long term care setting.

**DEPARTMENT FUNCTION/JOB OVERVIEW**

Responsible for coordinating and providing quality care to an assigned team of patients. Delivers direct patient care, provides prescribed medication and treatments within scope of practice and under the direction of a licensed nurse. Responsible for understanding and implementing the patient plan of care to deliver quality care within the clinical service systems and according to Madonna's philosophy and mission. Responsible for reporting adverse patient condition changes to supervisor. Work will be performed in an ethical and legal manner following organizational policies, processes, protocols and procedures. Responsible for quality service delivery and internal/external customer relations for Madonna as a whole, including upholding the mission and values for the department and facility.

**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**
1. Understands scope of practice and utilizes position job description, job standards, procedures and facility policies to ensure quality care delivery. 2. Compiles patient care information to meet patient goals. 3. Administers and documents patient medication on assigned shift to ensure accurate and efficient medication administration. 4. Provides the correct medication and dose to the right patient at the right time via the correct route as directed by the medication administration record and licensed nurse. 5. Performs treatments per treatment sheets as directed by a licensed nurse. 6. Documents completed treatments on the treatment sheet or flow record such as the blood glucose record. 7. Properly charges patient billable supplies to ensure accurate patient billing. 8. Provides medication via the following routes: oral, rectal, sublingual, eye, ear, nose, topical and gastrostomy tube. 9. Provides prescribed oral medication to patients, observes ingestion using specified procedures. 10. Performs glucometer and BVI procedures, reports outcome to licensed nurse and documents results according to operational definitions. 11. Provides oral suctioning and changes suction canisters as assigned by licensed nurse. 12. Provides oxygen via nasal cannula (not to exceed 2L) at the correct liter per minutes as directed by the patient care plan and assigned by a licensed nurse. Attends to liquid oxygen fill needs. 13. Delivers nutrition formula and/or water flushes via a gastrostomy tube correctly using a tube feeding pump or gravity flow. 14. Communicates with licensed nurse and other clinicians regarding patient's condition, concerns, patient goals achieved and other developments to ensure quality service delivery. 15. Takes vital signs and pulse oximetry and reports their outcomes to licensed nurse. 16. Attends to the direct care needs of patients, including transfers, ambulation, repositioning and activities of daily living to ensure quality of care. 17. Communicates to patient, family and co-workers in a respectful manner to maintain a positive customer oriented approach. 18. Receives and implements directions for patient care in order to meet patient goals. 19. Follows instruction from licensed nurse to perform other functions as assigned in order to achieve the goals within the department and clinical services systems. 20. Instructs and orients new staff to department, unit environment and operational guidelines. 21. Participates in and assists with department and facility committees, project teams and/or task forces. 22. Maintains and ensures a safe environment for the patient care unit. 23. Passes food trays and transports patients. 24. Handles and operates all necessary equipment. 25. Performs required duties according to established safety standards to maintain compliance with regulations and to prevent injury. 26. Sets up equipment and supplies necessary for providing medications/treatments and cleans up work area. 27. Ensures accuracy of machines by following facility guided calibration or operational guidelines. 28. Stocking and reordering supplies. 29. Cleaning medication cart, patient servers, medication room, treatment/supply room.
Medical devices used in work, include but are not limited to:

Stethoscope/sphygmomanometer Transfer devices
Tympanic thermometer Humidifier
Suction machine Trauma tub
Oxygen cylinder or tank Bladder Volume Instrument
In-wall oxygen Bed scale
Oxygen flow meter Digital wheelchair scale
Medication inhalers Beds, wheelchairs, stretchers
Nebulizers Paging system
Glucometer Telephone

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS**

Medium work with frequent lifting. Manual patient transfer or reposition which does not exceed the equivalent of 35 pounds of force to lift, push or pull. Requires sufficient strength to produce 50 pounds of force to push a wheelchair with a 300-pound individual on level surfaces. Constant walking with maximum duration of up 30 minutes sustained walking on tile, carpet and other surfaces. Must tolerate frequent standing with sustained periods of up to 1 hour on tile, carpet, and shower surfaces. Must tolerate frequent sitting with sustained periods of up to 1 hour. Frequent reaching with both arms at low, waist, and high levels. Frequent grasping of both hands for transfers and repositioning requiring normal grip strength based on national averages. Frequent stooping, bending, and twisting are required for patient care. Constant near visual acuity to evaluate and monitor patients. Ordinary hearing and speaking skills. May be exposed to biohazardous materials.

**QUALIFICATIONS** (Education/training and/or Experience) * State required age qualification of at least 18 years old. * Is listed on the State Registry as a Nurse Aide. * Current Madonna Nurse Aide with demonstrated skills/ability on patient care unit, six months working experience as a Nurse Aide at Madonna preferred. * Successful completion of the state approved Medication Aide training program which includes a 40-hour classroom course and a State administered test. State renewal of Medication Aide every 2 years. * State renewal includes proof of annual competency skills completed during the six month preceding the expiration date and completion of the State renewal application. * Is listed on the State medication aide registry.
Background checking is conducted on applicants for this position with the agencies as required by Nebraska State regulations in addition to any other agencies as determined by Madonna. Applicants must sign authorization forms (when required by the agency) to release information to Madonna.