CMA

The Ensign Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ensign Group in Houston is seeking a Certified Medication Aide (CMA) to join our care team. Working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, you will assist with medication administration, document dosages and times, and monitor residents' conditions.

The CMA will also take vital signs, support daily living activities, and help maintain accurate medication inventories while ensuring safety and compliance with state regulations and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments under licensed nurse direction.
• Verifies identity of resident and records drug, dosage, and time on chart.
• Takes vital signs and reports changes to nurses.
• Records, reorders and restocks medication inventories.
• Assists with activities of daily living and meals as applicable.
• Responds to call lights promptly.

Job description

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Position Summary

The Certified Medication Aide (CMA) works under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or other medical staff and is responsible for assisting nurses by following written and/or oral instructions to administer medications and document drug dosages and times of administration. Additionally, the CMA takes vital signs, assists in examinations and treatments, and assists patients with activities of daily living. The CMA must monitor patients to report changes in the patients’ conditions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments as defined by state regulations in accordance with company policy and procedure under the direction of a licensed nurse
• A CMA may not:
• Administer the first dose of a new medication or a previously prescribed medication if the dosage is changed.
• Any new medication that arrives from the pharmacy without ensuring that it reflects the original prescriptions.
• As-needed medications Counting of controlled substances
• Any medication delivered by needle or by intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intrathecal and intraosseous routes.
• Administration of medication that must be inserted into a nasogastric tube or gastric tube.
• Changing oxygen settings or turning oxygen on or off.
• Administer an inhalant medication.
• Regulate intravenous fluids or the programming of insulin pumps.
• Administer topical patches or topical medications that require a sterile dressing or assessment of skin condition.
• Administer sublingual medications.
• Administer any medication that requires a mathematical conversion between units of measurement to determine the correct dose.
• Verifies identity of resident receiving medication and records name of drug, dosage, and time of administration on resident’s chart.
• Takes vital signs or observes resident to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Records, reorders and restocks medication inventories.
• Gives and/or assist in direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, feeding residents, assisting in examinations and treatments as applicable.
• Assists Nurse Aides during meal times with tray passing, picking up trays and feeding as applicable.
• Responds to call lights in a timely manner.
• Monitors for effectiveness of PRN medications (non-narcotic) and reports and documents outcomes to licensed nurse.
• Provides assistance to charge nurses with the cleanliness of the nursing station, medication room, and supply room.
• Attends periodic in-services and staff meetings.

For benefit details check us out here http://ensignbenefits.com/ Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

Disclaimer: Pay rates are competitive and determined by various factors. Please note that any rates labeled as "estimated" are provided by third‑party job boards and may not accurately reflect the actual pay rates.

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We are a provider of skilled nursing and assisted living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services and offer a work environment where our teams are empowered to achieve superior clinical outcomes and high resident/family satisfaction ratings. We develop and support our employees so they can deliver a dignified and positive experience to our residents. We strive to achieve these objectives by living our core values of Customer Second, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Intelligent Risk Taking, Celebration and Ownership. Our mission is, through moments of truth, to dignify long term and assisted care in the eyes of the world. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring that all conditions and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, evaluation, transfer, promotion, discipline, determination of compensation and/or benefits, and termination of employment, for all job classifications, are based on qualification and work record. No employment decision is made, nor do we discriminate, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex/pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability.