Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy:
- Job Posting closes: Until filled
Agency Name Kansas Soldiers Home About the Position:
- Who can apply: Anyone
- Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified
- Full/Part-time: Full-Time
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- Work Schedule: 2:00p - 10:30p
- Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes
- Veterans' Preference Eligible: No
Compensation:
- Hourly Pay Range: $24.41 hourly + $.50 shift differential
Employment Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
- Sick & Vacation leave
- Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
- Paid State Holidays
- Fitness Centers in select locations
- Employee discounts with the STAR Program
- Retirement and deferred compensation programs
- Visit the Employee Benefits page for more information...
Position Summary & Responsibilities:Position Summary:
The Kansas Soldiers' Home at Fort Dodge is looking for a dependable individual to work as a Medication Aide in our Long Term Care Unit. Our residents are looking for people, who are friendly, attend work on time as scheduled and who want to be a part of the well-being of our Veterans. Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:
- Completes required documentation for medication administration.
- Administers prescribed medications including; oral, topical, and rectal as well as prescribed treatments such as dressing changes, accucheck glucose monitoring, or enter all nutrition administration in accordance with Physician's orders and in compliance with specific procedures.
- Support residents with activities of daily living by assisting with oral care, bathing, toileting, turning, nutrition, etc.
- Reports immediately, to the charge nurse, anything unusual regarding residents.
- Answers call lights and provides assistance.
- Obtains and records vital signs, height and weight as requested.
- Turns and repositions every 2 hours.
- Measures and records input and output.
- Collects specimens.
- Places and removes protective or assistive devices.
- Checks all assigned residents at end of shift to make sure they are clean, dry and comfortable.
- Completes required documentation of ADL's.
- Keeps bedside and room clean and clear of clutter to provide aesthetic and safe environment.
- Check residents to assure their safety, cleanliness, and comfort.
Qualifications:Education
Licensing & Certification
- Valid Kansas Certified Nurse Aide Certification
- Valid Kansas Medication Aide Certification
Minimum Qualifications
- Certification as a Nurse Aide at time of hire pursuant to K.A.R. 28-39-165.
- Certification as a Medication Aide at time of hire pursuant to K.A.R. 26-50-30.
- Ability to: report to work as scheduled and remain on duty,
- understand and follow verbal and written instructions; read and comprehend written materials to include rules, regulations and procedures,
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with residents and staff,
- communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and
- maintain appropriate professional boundaries with residents.
Preferred Qualifications
- Six months experience working in a long term care setting
Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements
- As authorized by the 2018 Kansas Legislature, effective July 1, 2018, K.S.A. 75-4362 is amended to designate all positions with the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs office, to include both the Kansas Soldiers' Home and Kansas Veterans' Home as Safety Sensitive positions and subject to the drug testing program. All applicants with a conditional offer of employment on or after July 1, 2018, shall be required to submit to a drug screening test.
- Must successfully pass background check as required by K.S.A. 39-970
Recruiter Contact Information:
- Name: Shayle William
- Email: ...@ks.gov
- Phone: 620-###-####
- Mailing Address: 714 Sheridan Unit 128, Fort Dodge, KS 67843
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