Certified Medication Aide

Santa Fe Care; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Fe Care in Santa Fe, NM is seeking a dedicated professional to assist in administering medications to residents as ordered by the attending physician. Work under the direction of nursing leadership and the Director of Nursing Services to ensure care compliant with state standards.

Responsibilities include following facility policies, reporting medication errors, implementing procedures to prevent them, and maintaining excellent communication with the nursing team, physicians, and

Responsibilities

• Follow the policies and procedures of the facility governing the administering of medications to residents.
• Note and report errors in the administration of medications to Supervisor
• Implement procedures or programs of the facility that seek to determine medication errors to include if they are taking place, when, where, and why they occur, and how they can be prevented.
• Administer all medications and treatments only within licensure/certification.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, charts, reports, etc., and submit these as may be required.
• Maintain a friendly, productive, working relationship with other members of the department of nursing, attending physicians, the Medical Director, and pharmacists.
• Report any complaints or grievances and possible resolutions made by residents to the Director of Nursing Services.
• Participate and cooperate with any facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director

Job description

The primary purpose of your job position is to assist in the administering of medications to residents as ordered by the attending physician , under the direction of the attending physician, the nurse supervisor orcharge nurse, and the Director of Nursing Services. Theadministration of medications shallbe in accordance with established nursing standards, the policies, procedures, and practices of this facility, and the requirements of this state.

Essential Functions of Position:

• Follow the policies and procedures of the facility governing the administering of medications to residents.
  
• Note and report errors in the administration of medications to Supervisor
  
• Implement procedures or programs of the facility that seek to determine
• medication errors to include if they are taking place, when, where, and why they occur, and how they can be prevented.
• Administer all medications and treatments only within licensure/certification.
• Perform administrative requirements, such as completing necessary forms, charts, reports, etc., and submit these as may be required.
• Maintain a friendly, productive, working relationship with other members of the department of nursing, attending physicians, the Medical Director, and pharmacists.
• Report any complaints or grievances and possible resolutions made by residents to the Director of Nursing Services.
• Participate and cooperate with any facility surveys (inspections) made by authorized government agencies as requested by the Administrator or Director