Certified Medication Aide - (Assisted Living)

Description

Weekly day range: Weekend availability every other weekend Saturday and Sunday) (7P-7A) (12-hour shift) NIGHT SHIFT

The Care Partner/Certified Medication Aide assists with the administration of medications for Assisted Living members. Participates in health maintenance activities that do not include complex activities of daily living. The Care Partner provides person-directed duties consistent with enabling Members to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. In the Model of Care the Care Partner is responsible for meeting the needs of personal services, facilitate and initiate group and individual social, emotional and cognitive engagement and activities of daily living. Care Partner offers limited health maintenance activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of a State approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred. Registration with State registry required.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicates effectively, and performs simple arithmetic. Ability to document care given.
  
  

Essential Job Duties:

• Assists members with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, and toileting as needed.
• Collection of limited specimen types as instructed.
• Reports and records observations daily, by end of shift.
• Answers call lights promptly.
• Changes bed linens, Laundry, makes beds and keeps rooms spot clean and orderly.
• Provides the highest level of persondirected care, honoring and respecting Members rights to make choices regarding their daily lives, activities, and medical care.
• Uphold the Model of Care in the Households, ensuring that all team members are providing persondirected care at all times.
• Understands the common classifications of medications.
• Recognition of side effects and adverse reactions for specific medications.
• Follows infection control procedures relative to providing assistance with medications.
• Proper documentation and record keeping and assistance in administration as well as with proper medication storage and disposal i.e.,
• Check and safely prepare
• Check and administer
• Check and document medication assistance of administration
• Notify LPN of any adverse reactions/issues with medication
• Administers medication based on state CMA guidelines and within the Assisted Living regulatory provisions.
• Adheres to all HIPPA guidelines.
  
  

Other Duties:

• Maintains safe and sanitary work stations and equipment.
• Encourages independence and facilitate meaningful activities, ongoing engagement, and one on one engagement.
• Attends inservice training and education session, as assigned.
• Performs all other specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by Guide.
  
  

HOSPITALITY FOCUS:

Peachtree Hills Place Fully Embraces a Culture Of Hospitality. To That End, We Include The Following Hospitality Promises As a Guide For Our Interpersonal Interactions With Members, Co-workers, And Guests

• We greet members, employees and guests warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We strive to anticipate member, employee and guest needs and act accordingly.
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
• We embrace and value our differences.
• We make members, employees and guests feel important.
• We ask “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.
  
  

WELLNESS FOCUS:

Peachtree Hills Place employees are expected to promote a healthy community culture for all members and employees. This is a whole-person approach to health and wellness which includes eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Health Services, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Vocational. Through these efforts we can ensure and exceed members’ wellness needs relating to their mind, body and soul, which may also have a positive effect on the employees, as a result.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful completion of a State approved geriatric nursing assistant training program. Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred. Registration with State registry required.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in English, communicates effectively, and performs simple arithmetic. Ability to document care given.
  
  

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

Frequent standing, stooping, bending, stretching, squatting; may be exposed to blood and body fluids which may contain HIV and/or HBV; must be able to transport members via wheelchair or shower chair, pushing up to 150 lbs. unassisted. Must be able to transfer, turn and position a member weighing up to 125 lbs. utilizing assistance when needed. Must be able to stoop, bend, stretch, squat, stand, and walk for up to 90% of the work day. May be subjected to offensive odors and combative behavior. Must be able to reach above your head occasionally. Must be able to push a dietary cart up to 40 lbs. unassisted. Must be able to lift and carry up to 20 lbs. frequently and 50 lbs. occasionally.