CMA

Life Care

Job Description

When you work at Laural Parke , you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What's more, you are part of an extraordinary company - one that's investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don't just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

Laural Parke is recruiting for a hospitality focused Medication Aide to join our team!

Starting Pay: 16.00 / hr

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of a Medication Aide:

Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs. The medication aide who prepares the medicine administers same.
Checks and prepares each dose immediately preceding administration.
Follows administration protocol:

a. Checks medication with transcribed or original order.

b. Checks all information on label or package for accuracy and clarity.

c. Clearly identifies the resident with proper medication.
Considers the following when administering a medication.

a. General use of the medication

b. Therapeutic action

c. Usual dosage

d. Factors modifying dosage and effects

e. Precautions and contraindications

f. Antidote, if known

g. Route and frequency of administration

h. Signs of deterioration of the medication
Checks with the charge nurse if there are any questions regarding any medication.
Records administration of the medication on resident's medication administration record. Discards medication refused or otherwise not given and records on medication administration record.
Reports medication errors or reactions to medications immediately to the charge nurse, who, in turn, reports to the resident's attending physician and completes the necessary documentation.
Performs accurate pulse and blood pressure and recognizes their significance in drug therapy.
Administers PRN medication only under the following directives.

a. FOR NON-LEGEND (OTC) DRUGS - May be administered without prior permission

b. FOR LEGEND PRN DRUGS - CMA informs the charge nurse who first makes a bedside assessment; documents that assessment on the clinical record; giving permission of the CMA to administer medication; or charge nurse administers same. The CMA charts PRN medication on the medication administration record and in the nursing notes.
Signs and has access to the controlled schedule drug cabinet.
Administers medication only upon a written physician's order.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

Successful completion from a State approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred. Registration with State registry required.
Successful completion of State approved Medicine Aide Course, and when applicable, the continuing education course.
Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicate effectively, and perform simple arithmetic. Ability to document care given.

If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you!

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