Certified Medication Aide

2 days ago

Beeville, Texas, United States UTMB Health Full time
Job Summary

UTMB Health is seeking a highly skilled Certified Medication Aide to join our team. As a key member of our healthcare staff, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and support services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collect and document patient data, including vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collect specimens.
  • Perform and report Point of Care Testing.
  • Assist with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee, in accordance with the patient's plan of care.
  • Provide personal hygiene services, including bathing patients, performing oral suctioning and superficial wound care, assisting with chronic wound care, and providing skin care for patients with TED hose, SCD, casts, skeletal pins.
  • Assist with feeding and ambulation, positioning, and turning patients, and caring for patients with altered mobility.
  • Assist with patient safety, including assisting with patient restraints, assisting with patient-specific safety precautions, collecting, reporting, and documenting data related to patient needs/emergencies and usual patient behavior.
  • Interview incoming patients, complete receiving/screening forms, inform nurses and/or physicians/advanced practice providers/mid-level practitioners of patients with health problems who need immediate attention, and record data on newly received patients.
  • Maintain statistical logs required for periodic reports, perform duties necessary for psychiatric referrals and screening, and assist in maintaining a safe, comfortable facility environment.
  • Distribute and document patients' medications, both in general population and administrative segregation, from filled prescriptions, abiding by Title 40, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 95, Licensing Standards for Medication Aides Handbook.
  • Ensure drug room security, replace facility working drug stocks, and maintain the upkeep of facility drug room and pharmaceutical equipment.
  • Enter medication compliance into the pharmacy computer system.
  • Maintain patients' privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
  • Practice basic cost containment and utilization management for patient care and facility operations.
  • Prioritize and organize work to complete required assignments within specified timeframes.
  • Promote positive interpersonal relationships among co-workers and Security.
  • Participate in in-service orientation and continuing education classes, obtaining 40 hours of continuing education/in-service hours on an annual basis to meet ACA standards.
  • Adhere to internal controls and reporting structures established for the department.
Requirements
  • High school or GED equivalent.
  • Current Texas Certified Medication Aide permit.
Work Environment

Work environment is located in a clean and safe medical facility within the confines of a prison, jail, or juvenile detention center. Conditions such as noise, odors, cramped work space, and/or fumes could sometimes cause discomfort. Moderate to extreme physical effort may be required, including walking, standing, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, and/or patients. Lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs. Vision, hearing, talking, and sense of touch abilities must be adequate enough to enable one to quickly and accurately perform tasks such as reading small print, reading from monitoring equipment, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate verbal communication. Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs. Shift work is required. Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required to avoid injury. May be assigned to more than one facility. May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, radiation, chemotherapeutic agents, and disoriented or combative patients. May be required to be on standby and work extended or alternate shifts in situations deemed necessary by nurse manager. Able to work under stress and be emotionally capable of coping with complex and/or changing activities. Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.

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