Alaris Health at The Atrium -
Alaris Health at The Atrium, a 113 bed assisted living in Jersey City, New Jersey, seeks a certified medicine aide (CMA). Responsibilities include:
- administering routine oral, topical and suppository medications as prescribed by the physician
- reporting any observations concerning resident condition, emergency situations or difficulties with medications to the supervising nurse should they occur
- maintaining medication supply, assists with ordering of new medications, reorders existing medications and restocks medicine carts as needed
- maintaining up-to-date knowledge regarding medications being administered and thoroughly researching unknown medications before administering
- checking all first doses against the physician order sheet
- preparing, administering and charting oral, topical and suppository medication as prescribed by physician
- Processes physicians orders to ensure proper administration
- ordering medications, cleaning medication treatment carts and stocking and cleaning the medicine room
- participating in resident treatment and noting and reporting any unusual conditions, emergency situations or difficulties with medication to the on-staff licensed nurse
CMA JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Certified medicine aide (CMA) with qualifications of a certified nursing assistant (CAN) with minimum of one year of experience in nursing
- Completed a New Jersey State approved medicine course with a passing grade
- Knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering simple treatments and providing related bedside resident care services
- Familiar with location of various departments and regulations of the Center
- Good understanding of basic medical asepsis, sterile techniques and universal precautions to avoid infection of residents and self-contamination of equipment and supplies.
- Work rotating shifts and in different units as needed
- Ability to positively interact with everyone from residents to government agencies and the general public