Medication Aide

Cottage Grove Place; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical &

Dependent)

403(b) Retirement

Holiday Pay

Vacation Time

Sick Time

Personal Time

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Mount Mercy Educational Partnership

Job summary

Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking an experienced Oral Medication Technician (OMT) to join our assisted living team.

This full-time role administers and documents oral, topical, and suppository medications, supports residents with daily activities, and collaborates with nurses to ensure safe, accurate care. We offer comprehensive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Current Oral Medication Technician/Medication Aide certification.
• Graduation from certified 75-hour Nursing Assistant Program.
• Current status on Iowa Nurse Aide Registry.
• One (1) year experience preferred as CMA/OMT in assisted living.

Responsibilities

• Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs.
• Assist residents with personal care and mealtime tasks.
• Complete and document shift assignments; communicate with staff and directors.
• Provide activities and respond to calls and emergencies promptly.

Skills

Oral Medication Technician

Education

75-hour Nursing Assistant Program

Iowa Nurse Aide Registry

Job description

When you work at Cottage Grove Place, you have a front-row seat to the amazing life stories of the wisest people on earth. What’s more, you are part of an extraordinary company – one that’s investing in the future of senior living by investing in you. Don’t just do a job. Be part of an extraordinary life!

We are currently seeking an outstanding Oral Medication Technician (OMT) to join our team in Assisted Living. We are looking to a Full Time Medication Aide to join our team!

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities:

• Safely prepares, administers, and charts oral, topical, and suppository drugs. The OMT who prepares the medicine administers same. Checks and prepares each dose immediately preceding administration. Follows administration protocol:
  • Checks medication with transcribed or original order.
  • Checks all information on label or package for accuracy and clarity.
  • Clearly identifies the resident with proper medication.
  • Administers scheduled narcotics only. PRN narcotics to be administered by nurse.
  • Reports medication errors or reactions to medications immediately to the charge nurse, who, in turn, reports to the resident’s attending physician and completes the necessary documentation.
  • Checks with the charge nurse if there are any questions regarding any medication.
  • Records administration of the medication on resident’s medication administration record.
• Assist all residents/clients with a high quality of personal care, including but not limited to; bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, incontinent care, foot care, vital signs, height and weight checks per policy.
• Assist residents with mealtime. Cut food. Encourage to eat.
• Complete and document shift assignments as assigned, if unable to complete, report to nursing supervisor.
• Communicate to residents, families, Department Heads and the Director of Resident Services when needed.
• Provide activities as planned and/or directed.
• Respond to call lights and emergencies in a timely manner.
  

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have:

• Current Oral Medication Technician/Medication Aide certification
• Graduation from certified 75-hour Nursing Assistant Program.
• Current status on Iowa Nurse Aide Registry.
• .One (1) year experience working as a CMA/OMT in assisted living preferred.

Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status.

Salary Range:$24.00-$27.50

Hospitality Promises:

1. We greet you warmly, by name and with a smile.
2. We treat everyone with courteous respect.
3. We anticipate your needs and act accordingly.
4. We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
5. We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
6. We make you feel important.
7. We embrace and value our differences.
8. We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
9. We maintain a high level of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
10. We pay attention to the details.
    

Benefits:

• Full-Time offerings includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Medical and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) Retirement, Holiday Pay, Vacation Time, Sick Time, Personal Time and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mount Mercy Educational Partnership.

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