Certified Medication Aide

3 weeks ago

Dallas, United States Clarendale of Schereville Full time
Job Description

Healthcare Center is Hiring for a Certified Medication Aide

Status: Full-Time

Salary: $18.00 - $20.00/hr.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Certified Medicine Aide assists with the administration of medications under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. Assists licensed nursing staff by performing routine nursing duties and activities of daily living.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES:
  • Assists residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, toileting and exercising.
  • Gives treatments, perform tests, carry-out procedures and collect specimens as instructed.
  • Reports and records observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures and specimens when indicated.
  • Transfers, transports and escorts residents as needed.
  • Answers signal lights promptly.
  • Changes bed linens, makes beds and keeps rooms clean and orderly.
Certified Medication Aide Duties:
  • 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:
  • Checks medication with transcribed or original order.
  • Checks all information on label or package for accuracy and clarity.
  • Clearly identifies the resident with proper medication.
  • Considers the following when administering a medication.
  • General use of the medication
  • Therapeutic action
  • Usual dosage
  • Factors modifying dosage and effects.
  • Precautions and contraindications
  • Antidote, if known
  • Route and frequency of administration
  • 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.
  • FOR NON-LEGEND (OTC) DRUGS May be administered without prior permission
  • 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.
Limitations:
  • Transcribing physician's original orders to medicine charts or Kardex's.
  • Administering any parental medications.
  • Administering any substances by nasogastric or gastrostomy tubes
Other Duties:
  • Maintains safe and sanitary workstations and equipment.
  • Encourages independence, attendance at activities, restorative programs and rehabilitation.
  • Attends in-service training and education session, as assigned.
  • Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

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