Location: Austin,TX, USA
CMA Responsibilities and Duties:
* Administer routine medications per physician orders and regulations.
* Take vital signs as indicated and/or required.
* Respond to nurse call bells for assistance.
* Assist other aides in their general duties as needed or assigned.
* Immediately reports any change in resident's condition to their supervisor.
* Assist residents in getting to and from meals and activities as needed and assigned.
* Responsible for restocking the medication carts, all medication ordered for each resident must be on the carts, with extra medication stored in the resident's bin until needed on the carts.
* Responsible for daily maintenance and cleaning of all medication carts and medication rooms.
* Responsible for maintaining the separation of internal and external meds on the carts.
* Removal of expired meds from the carts . Responsible to give a list of expired medications needing to be refilled to the Team Leader, who will reorder all expired medications as needed prior to the end of their shift.
* Reordering medications assigned on a daily basis Monday through Friday.
* Counting of controlled substances will be done by the off-going and on-coming shift.
* Assigned CMAs will check AEDs on a weekly basis in the HCC and IL.
Qualifications and Skills
* Previous experience working in rehab/skilled nursing is preferred
* Must be a Certified Nurse Aide and Certified Medication Aide in the State of Texas.
* Excellent hospitality skills, and enjoy working with seniors.