Correctional Medication Aide: Patient Care & Med Admin

UTMB Health; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Certified Medication Aide to support patient care in the Travis Unit. This role involves assisting with hygiene, medication distribution, and basic nursing tasks under supervision.

You will collect vital signs, assist with feeding and mobility, ensure safety, and document care in the pharmacy system, while maintaining patient privacy in a correctional environment.

Qualifications

• High school or GED equivalent required.
• Current Texas Certified Medication Aide permit.
• Ability to assist with basic patient care in a correctional setting.

Responsibilities

• Collects, reports and documents data: vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collects specimens.
• Performs Point of Care Testing and assists with patient activities as per plan of care.
• Provides for patients’ personal hygiene and feeding; assists with mobility and safety measures.
• Maintains privacy and confidentiality of patient information at all times.
• Distributes and documents medications in general population and administrative segregation per policy.
• Maintains safe drug room and updates the pharmacy computer system with medication data.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Documentation

Safety procedures

Education

High school or GED equivalent

Texas Certified Medication Aide permit

Tools

Pharmacy computer system

Job description

UTMB Health in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Certified Medication Aide to support patient care in the Travis Unit. This role involves assisting with hygiene, medication distribution, and basic nursing tasks under supervision.

You will collect vital signs, assist with feeding and mobility, ensure safety, and document care in the pharmacy system, while maintaining patient privacy in a correctional environment.