Medication Aide - CMA (Part-Time)

POSITION SUMMARY

Conducts and coordinates non-professional care to residents, including but not limited to basic activities of daily living in coordination with the resident assessment and care plan.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES

• Perform responsibilities related to the provision of resident care.  Contributes to and monitors and implements resident’s plan of care including responding to call lights and resident needs in a timely fashion, prepares, provides and documents prescription medication and treatments when assigned to do so by the DON/Charge nurse. Demonstrates expertise in the provision of Activities for Daily Living (ADL’s) for residents and delivers in a professional and caring manner.
• Participates as an effective member of the care team, responding in a timely and effective manner to residents’ and family’s concerns and provides interventions when possible.   Initiates and performs duties which need to be completed though not directly assigned.
• Prepares and uses necessary equipment. Inventories adaptive equipment and all supplies needed, assists in evaluating resident’s present equipment and offer recommendations for changes to enhance residents.   Cleans equipment in between each use and notifies appropriate personal if equipment is not working or in need of repair.
• Performs and maintains documentation in a thorough and timely manner along with documentation of mediation.  Completes shift end check prior to leaving duty and performs drug counts with the next staff member responsible for passing medications.
• Communicates effectively and promotes and ensures resident and staff safety in all aspects of responsibilities.   Administers medications/treatments in a timely and safe manner according to health care provider orders including appropriate performance of standard precautions. Utilizes proper body mechanics, transfer/lifting techniques to minimize injury to resident and self and implements infectious disease controls as appropriate, including isolation procedures, etc.  Performs other duties as assigned.
• Housekeeping and other duties as assigned.

Hours: Minimum 16 hours per week. Rotating weekends. 

Standard full-time benefits: Benefits go into effect the 1^st of the month following 30 days of hire.Include but not limited to:

• Health Insurance: PPO and H.S.A. option; PCH pays a portion of premiums
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Plan at no cost to the employee; opportunity to purchase additional coverage also available
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrue hours based on a percentage rate (set by years of service) multiplied by the number of hours worked in a pay period
• 403(b) Retirement: The hospital will match up to a percentage of gross wages when the employee contributes contributions of percentage
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Critical Illness, Accident Policies
• Medical and Dependent Care Savings Accounts
• Group Incentive Plan (GIP): The hospital sets facility wide goals for our annual fiscal year. Depending on how many of those goals we meet at the end of the fiscal year that determines the amount of bonus employees receive.

This institution is an EEO/AA Employer and Provider - Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.