Assisted Living Certified Medication Aide (CMA) - FT at BLUESTEM COMMUNITIES MANAGEMENT INC

Description

Kidron Bethel Village is looking for a full-time Certified Medication Aide (CMA) to join our team! The hours for this position are 2pm - 10pm.

Join our team and enjoy outstanding benefits!

At Bluestem Communities, we value our full-time team members and offer a benefits package designed to support both your personal and professional well-being. As a full-time employee you can enjoy the following benefits:

Health and insurance

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical & childcare available)
• AFLAC products
• Voluntary life insurance

Financial wellness

• 401(k) plan with company match
• Gradifi student loan payment program
• Payactiv: Early access to earned wages

Company-paid benefits

• Group term life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time off and perks

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and six (6) paid holidays
• Bluestem Wellness Center membership
• Meal discounts at our dining locations

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally. Explore the full range of benefits and learn more about how Bluestem Communities can be the right fit for you—visit our Careers page today!

Position Overview:

Provide assigned residents with personal, quality care to meet their daily need in accordance with established federal, state and facility policies. Cooperates with co-workers and follows directions given by licensed nurses.

Essential Job Functions:

Assures residents’ privacy and dignity while providing care:

• Identifies residents before providing care in accordance with their NSA
• Addresses residents by their name of choice when providing care

Interacts with residents in a warm, personal manner and provides a calm environment:

• Provides opportunities for the residents to talk, and listens attentively
• Warmly greets residents upon admission
• Introduces new residents to staff and other residents as appropriate

Assures the residents are clean and comfortable at all times:

• Assists the residents in feeding, dressing, and toileting as necessary

Assists residents in ambulating and transferring as necessary:

• Ambulates, transfers, and applies adaptive equipment according to NSA
• Assists residents to activities and meals in a timely manner
• Assists with activities of daily living as necessary

Provides nursing care for residents within scope of training and as directed by licensed nurses:

• Applies dressings and treatments and performs other duties as directed by licensed nurses
• Assist lab personnel as needed
• Takes vital signs when needed

Provides nutrition and hydration to promote well-being of residents

• Provided fresh water and other fluids frequently and regularly
• Assist in preparing and serving food trays and snacks as needed

Communicates residents’ care needs with peers and supervisors:

• Obtains pertinent information regarding residents’ care at the start of the shift
• Is knowledgeable of NSA for each resident
• Promptly reports changes in residents’ conditions to licensed nurse

Observes and record residents’ conditions and/or any incidents or accident:

• Records all information regarding care of residents in accordance with federal, state and facility polices
• Assists in completing incident and accident forms in accordance with federal, state, and facility polices

Assist maintaining an organized and clean area for residents and co-workers:

• Provides laundry service per schedule for all residents
• Performs housecleaning duties as directed

• Maintains clean and organized work area and equipment
• Observes all infection control polices according to federal, state, and facility polices

Assist in the admission process:

• As directed by licensed nurses

Qualifications and Experience:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Must be Certified Medication Aide in Kansas.

Physical Requirements:

Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly.