Certified Med Tech/AMAP 3p-11p or 11p-7am
Pay: Competitive
Employment type: Full-Time
Job Description
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Job Title
Certified Med Tech/AMAP 3p-11p or 11p-7am
Facility Location
Harmony at Martinsburg
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Job Description
STATEMENT OF JOB:
The Medication Aide (West Virginia: AMAP -- Approved Medication Assistant Personnel) provides quality care and assistance with activities of daily living for residents of the community as well as assists with the administration of prescribed medications within the established scope of practice. The Medication Aide (or AMAP) encourages all residents to function at their highest level of independence and to participate in community activities. Conducts activities and provides for a meaningful experience for all residents. Responsible for ensuring a pleasurable dining experience and for representing the community in a positive manner at all times.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assists with the administration of prescribed medications within the established scope of practice.
- Must maintain a working knowledge of all policies and procedures pertaining to the position
- Assists residents with activities of daily living
- Reports incidents involving residents to include care concerns or issues, to appropriate individuals (ex: HCC, RN/LPN, or ED)
- Performs housekeeping duties, such as making resident beds, cleaning resident apartments, common areas, dining room, etc. as directed by supervisor
- Responds promptly to all resident calls for assistance or emergency alerts
- Assists in planning and conducting activity programs for residents
- Follows confidentiality policies regarding release of resident information
- Assists residents to and from the dining room, and to and from activities
- Checks on residents, ensures attendance at meals and activities
- Checks on residents who are ill and reports status or concerns to appropriate individuals
- Communicates verbally and in writing to report resident status, upcoming community information, resident appointments, admissions, and transfers
- Assists new residents with move-in transition: provide emotional support
- Attends all medication trainings scheduled
- Completes medication cart audits as assigned and maintains the medication cart as directed
- Passes all medication administration observations
- Communicates all medication resident needs to the HCC and documents in the Daily Log
- Re-orders medications, faxes to pharmacy, communicates with resident family/RP as needed with changes. Reports in Daily Log
- Documents all medication administration on the EMAR/MAR. Reports all exceptions to the HCC and documents on EMAR and Daily Log.
- Completes all other duties as assigned.
West Virginia AMAP only: Assists with administration of medications within the established scope of practice. All medication practices are supervised by the RN. All new medications or medication changes must be reviewed with the RN before administration.
Minimum Requirements
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For North Carolina:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Current Medication Aide Certification in good standing in North Carolina
- Worked as a medication aide in an adult care home within the last 24 months
- Completed clinical skills validation prior to medication administration
- 6 hours of annual in-service training (including safe practices, glucose monitoring, infection control)
- Pass 2 medication observations annually
- Pass all medication cart audits
For Pennsylvania:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Completed approved medication administration course and passed competency test within last 2 years
For West Virginia:
- Current CNA and AMAP certification
- Pass medication observations and audits
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