Qualified Medication Aide (QMA)

River-Terrace-Retirement-Community; Bluffton (SC); On-site; USD 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental & Vision

Telemedicine

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

401(k) Savings Plan

EAP

Paid Time Off

Daily Pay

Education Assistance

Job summary

River Terrace Retirement Community is seeking a Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) for our skilled nursing facility in Bluffton, IN. The QMA administers prescribed medications and maintains related medical records under the supervision of the Charge Nurse.

Shifts include full-time or part-time 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, and 10pm-6am, with duties spanning medication administration, vital sign monitoring, and direct patient care such as bathing and feeding.

Qualifications

• Completion of a state-approved CNA program, with successful completion of Qualified Medication Aide designation requirements.
• Must be 18 years and older.

Responsibilities

• Verifies identity of patient receiving medication and records drug name, dosage, and time of administration.
• Presents medication to the patient and observes ingestion or administration.
• Monitors vital signs or observes patient responses to medications and notifies staff of adverse reactions.
• Documents reasons prescribed drugs are not administered.
• Provides direct patient care such as bathing, dressing, and feeding, and assists in examinations and treatments.
• Receives, dispenses, and restocks ordered medications for administration.
• Records and restocks medication inventories.

Education

Certified Nurse Assistant CNA Program

Qualified Medication Aide designation

Job description

River Terrace Retirement Community is seeking a Qualified Medication Aide QMA for our skilled nursing facility in Bluffton, IN.

The Qualified Medication Aide QMA Administers prescribed medications to patients and maintains related medical records under the supervision of the Charge Nurse

Shifts available:

• Full-Time/Part-Time:6am-2pm, 2p-10p and 10p-6a

Responsibilities:

• Verifies identity of patient receiving medication and records name of the drug, dosage, and time of administration on specified forms or records.
• Presents medication to the patient and observes ingestion or other application, or administers medication.
• Takes vital signs or observes patients to detect responses to specified types of medications and prepares reports or notifies designated personnel of unexpected reactions.
• Documents reasons prescribed drugs are not administered.
• Gives direct patient care such as bathing, dressing, and feeding patients, and assisting in examinations and treatments.
• Receives supply of ordered medications and apportions, mixes, or assembles drugs for administration to a patient.
• Records and restocks medication inventories.

Qualifications:

• Completion of a state-approved Certified Nurse Assistant CNA Program, with successful completion of Qualified Medication Aide designation requirements.
• Must be 18 years and older.

Benefits:

We strive to provide our employees with a comprehensive and affordable benefits package including:

• Medical and Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision Care
• Telemedicine Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Company-Paid Group Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Planned Time-Off (vacation, personal, sick, and state sick)
• Daily pay: The ability to freely view your paycheck as it accrues daily, with the option to withdraw it daily for a nominal fee

*New* Now offering Education Assistance:

• Get up to $5,250 per year towards tuition* or
• Get up to $2,625 per year towards paying off a Non-Federal Nursing Student Loan!*

Benefits, as well as bonuses and variable compensation plans, are based on applicable state law and factors such as pay classification (full-time, part-time, or casual), job grade, location, and length of service.

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