Medication Aide
Full Time
Prineville, OR 97754
$28.00 - $30.16 an hour
Posted Today
Job description
New Year - New Wage Scale!:(Certified Medication Aide through the Oregon State Board of Nursing):
We are Regency Prineville Rehabilitation Nursing Center, a skilled nursing community located in the heart of pretty Prineville, OR. We are looking for caring compassionate individuals to join our team.
As a CMA, you provide individualized attention and encourage residents to maintain or attain their highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. You also administer, instruct, and monitor resident medications and report to the director of nursing.:
You Will:
- Ensure proper dosage/distribution and instruct residents on application/consumption of medication per the direction of their physician
- Take vital signs, residents' weights, apply creams/ointments, collect specimens, lift, move, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices to prevent accidents.
- Attend to the resident's needs, including; grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communication, in keeping with the individuals' care requirements
- Ensure individualized care plans are followed and provide care planning staff with specific information, changes, and observations of the residents' needs and preferences.
- Document care in keeping with department policies
- Possess a CMA certification in the state of employment
- Can obtain CPR/BLS card
- Read, write, speak and understand English
- Follow prescribed safety and infection control procedures
- Have compassion and interest in working with the senior population
- Communicate and interact tactfully with others
- Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Discounts (movies, restaurants, gifts, more)
- 401-K
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