Certified Medication Aide

OPCO Skilled Management; Grants (NM); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management in Grants, NM seeks a Certified Medication Aide (CMA) to join our team. The CMA works under the charge nurse to ensure timely and accurate med passes, delivering high-quality resident care at 840 Lobo Canyon Rd, Grants, NM 87020.

Qualifications include ability to communicate in English, current CMA certification, and prior patient care experience preferred. The role emphasizes adherence to nursing policies, participation in shift reports, and maintaining infection control

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively in English through both speech and writing.
• Previous patient care experience preferred.
• Current certification for Medication Aide.

Responsibilities

• Participate in shift report.
• Perform routine patient care in accordance with nursing policies.
• Employ preventative and restorative measures.
• Follow infection control guidelines during patient care.
• Report changes in patient condition to the Patient Care Supervisor.
• Follow charting guidelines for PRN documentation.
• Inventory drugs as they arrive.

Skills

English communication

Patient care

Education

Certified Medication Aide

Job description

Job Type: Full-time

*Full-time employees are eligable for benefits*

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Your Job

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses. Location: 840 Lobo Canyon Rd, Grants, NM 87020, USA.

Job Summary

Certified Medication Aide (CMA) will be under the direct supervision of the charge nurse. The charge nurse will follow up with the CMA to ensure the med pass is completed timely and accurately to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care can be maintained at all times. The position is located at 840 Lobo Canyon Rd, Grants, NM 87020, USA.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to communicate effectively in English through both speech and writing.
• Previous patient care experience preferred.
• Current certification for Medication Aide.

CLINICAL

• Participate in Shift Report.
• Perform routine patient care in accordance with Federal, State, Company and Center nursing policies and procedures.
• Employs preventative and restorative measures.
• Follows hand washing techniques and other infection control guidelines during the performance of patient care.

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Reports promptly any change of patient condition or other concerns to Patient Care Supervisor.
• Follow charting guidelines for PRN documentation.
• Reports medication reorder, etc.
• Participates in all assigned meetings.
• Participates in all training, education or in-service as required.
• Inventory drugs, on the designated forms, as they arrive.

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