Certified Medication Aide

Same day pay available Benefits include: + Vacation, Sick time + Health, Dental, Vision + 401 k POSITION PURPOSE: Ensures that resident's personal care needs are being met in accordance with Residents' wishes and Care Plan Objectives. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION: + Answers signal lights, bells, or intercom system to determine residents' needs and ensures call lights are within reach of resident. + Ensures that residents' who are unable to call for help are checked frequently. + Gives direct resident care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of residents. + Explains procedures to residents. + Assists residents as necessary in their activities of daily living. + Assists residents with bowel and bladder functions, Assists residents in preparation for and transporting to appointments, activities and social programs. + Assists with lifting, positioning and transporting residents into and out of beds, chairs, bathtubs, wheelchairs, lifts, etc., in keeping with specific resident safety needs. + Provides incontinent care as needed. Dresses resident appropriate to the current weather, + Notifies Supervisor if resident needs clothing. + Changes bed linens. + Handles linens according to infection control guidelines. + Feeds residents requiring help and records meal intake. + Delivers and documents all snacks and supplements. + Offers fluids to residents frequently to ensure that residents are hydrated where designated by care plan. + Reviews and implements daily nursing needs as outlined by resident Care Plan or nurse managers. + Transports residents or assists residents with mobility needs. + Turns and repositions bedfast residents, alone or with assistance. + Takes and records temperatures, blood pressure, pulse rates, respiration rates, height, weight, and food and fluid intake and output, as directed. + Monitors resident's activities and reports any irregularities of resident performance to nurse managers. + Participates in and receives nursing report upon reporting and departing to/from work. + Reports all changes in residents' conditions to supervisor. + Cleans instruments and equipment and returns to proper area after use. + Maintains cleanliness of residents units, central bathing area, treatment and supply rooms, workrooms, and linen closets. + Provides post-mortem care as instructed. + Accurately records all care as directed. + Participates and attends periodic in-services and staff meetings. + Understands and adheres to the guidelines of "Residents Rights". + Perform additional duties as assigned. EDUCATION / REQUIREMENTS: Ability to communicate with residents and nursing staff. Ability to speak, read, and write English. Prior experience as LTC nursing assistant preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Successful completion of State Approved Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program. Good standing in the state registry is required.