What are the responsibilities and job description for the Med Tech/ Certified Medication Technician (CMT) position at Interim Healthcare - Columbia, MD?
Design your career around your life! The beauty of being a CMT for Interim HealthCare® is the flexibility and work-life balance it offers. Whether you’re caring for your family, pursuing an education or looking to supplement your income, this caregiving role puts you in control.
Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a source of rewarding careers to CMT's who share our passion for client-centered care. If you’re seeking a CMT opportunity that fits your schedule and makes work exciting, you are made for this!
Our Personal Care Assistant/Caregivers enjoy some excellent benefits:
- $14 - $16 an hour
- 1:1 Aide-to-client ratios
- Set your own schedule and enjoy work-life balance
- Build your skills with online training and earn CEUs
- Pursue your education with tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
- Sick Pay, Holiday Pay, PTO,
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance (full-time employees only)
As a CMT, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:
- Provide the personal care and support seniors need to live safely at home
- Assist with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, grooming, light housekeeping, meal preparation, shopping, transportation and companionship
- Help with ambulation, transferring, and range of motion exercises
- Provide medication reminders, document their condition, and notify a supervisor of any concerns
- Ensure a safe home environment with unobstructed pathways
- Participate in activities that bring clients joy such as puzzles, games, reading, and hobbies
- Administers prescribed medications to patients and maintains related medical records under the supervision of a NURSE,
- Verify the identity of the patient receiving medication and records the name of the drug, dosage, and time of administration on specified forms or records.
- Present medication to patient and observes ingestion or other application, or administers medication, using specified procedures.
- Takes vital signs or observes patient to detect response to specified types of medications and prepares report 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.
- May receive supply of ordered medications and apportion or assemble drugs for administration to patient.
- May record and restock medication inventories
A few must-haves for Personal Care Assistants/Caregivers:
- High school diploma (or equivalent)
- Six (6) months of experience in a healthcare role, preferred
- CPR certification
- CMT Certification
- Covid-19 vaccination card
- Valid MD driver’s license, auto insurance and transportation
- Compassionate and helping nature, good communicator and ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Why Work for Interim HealthCare?
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Personal Care Aides/Caregivers. Operating through 300 offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates PCAs, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of caregivers who are making a significant difference in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based care they provide.
Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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Salary : $14 - $16
