Avera
Healthcare
MedicationAide(MA)|LongTermCare
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“Medication Aide (MA) | Long Term Care at Avera. Skills: Medication administration, Patient care, Restorative exercises. Prepare medication. Administer medication”
Industry & Context.
Rotating weekends, Rotating holidays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High School or GED Equivalent, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Medication Aide license
Nice to Have
Less than 1 year experience
What You'll Do.
Administer medication
Document medication administration
Provide age appropriate personal care
Maintain a sanitary environment
Assist residents with activities of daily living
Perform routine duties
Assist patients with bathing
Assist patients with dressing
Assist patients with shaving
Assist patients with oral hygiene
Assist with transfers
Assist with toileting needs
Ensure a clean environment
Assist with ambulation
Perform blood pressure
Perform medical care activities
Assist residents with restorative exercises
Assess patient conditions
Document completed cares
Provide feedback on patient conditions
Maintain appropriate work environment
Participate in providing emotional support
Participate in providing spiritual support
Comply with resident rights
Report resident abuse
Report misappropriation of property
Follow fire procedures
Follow tornado procedures
Follow evacuation procedures
Follow disaster plan procedures
Follow universal precautions
Follow infection control procedures
Follow hazardous communication program
Follow chemical communication program
Maintain a safe environment
Document reasons medication not administered
Report medication administration issues to charge nurse
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multidisciplinary team
Full Job Description
**Location:** Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community **Worker Type:** Regular **Work Shift:** Primarily evenings with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America) **Pay Range:** _The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience._ $20.75 - $27.50 **Position Highlights** Schedule: 6pm-9pm; 32hrs/2wks | EOW/EOH **You Belong at Avera** **Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.** **A Brief Overview** Accountable for preparing, administering and documenting medication administration in accordance with established policy and procedure under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Provides age appropriate personal care to residents and maintains a sanitary, orderly and attractive environment. **What you will do ** * Provides assistance to residents with their activities of daily living. * Performs routine duties and non-routine duties as directed by nursing staff. This may includes but not limited to assisting patients with bathing and dressing needs, shaving, oral hygiene, bed making, transfers into and out of bed, repositioning, toileting needs, serving and collecting food trays, encouraging and/or assisting with feeding, answering call lights, insuring a clean environment, transporting patients upon admission and dismissal, assisting with ambulation and orienting/reorienting of resident to the facility environment to insure resident safety. * Performs blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration and weight. Documents concise and factual information on the appropriate forms. * Performs or assists residents in performing specific medical care activities in accordance with established policy and procedure to contribute to the patient's plan of care. This includes assisting residents in performing restorative exercises, collecting specimens as directed by nursing staff. Assessing and documenting completed care
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