Trinity Rehabilitation & Healthcare Company, LLC · 3 months ago
Certified Medication Aide 2 PM to 10 PM
Mont Belvieu Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelTrinity Rehabilitation & Healthcare Company, LLC is seeking a Certified Medication Aide to assist in administering medications to residents under the direction of healthcare professionals. The role involves preparing, administering, and documenting medications, ensuring compliance with nursing standards and facility policies.
Hospitals and Health Care
Responsibilities
Accurately and safely prepare, administer, and document the oral and/or topical medications that are commonly used in this facility and that may be ordered for resident use by the attending physician or the Medical Director
Verify that any medications brought into the facility by a newly admitted resident are examined and identified by the attending physician or the facility pharmacy or pharmacist
Follow the labeling policies and practices of the facility
Ensure that all medications administered are properly labeled
Assist with medication charting as directed by the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse
Follow facility procedures in regard to charting of medications
Follow facility policies and procedures regarding the destroying of medications; assist in carrying out these rules under the direction of the facility pharmacist or Director of Nursing Services, including the documentation requirements
Assist in documenting and removing medications that are discontinued by the attending physician
Follow facility procedures governing drug receipt errors, including notifying the delivery source and the Director of Nursing Services
Ensure that medication is returned and reordered except emergency drugs
Ensure that documentation of the drug receipt error includes a written error report, signed by an observer/witness and you
Follow facility procedures in holding medications for residents who are transferred from the facility or when the attending physician discontinues medications
Accurately measure, record, and report the vital signs of residents
Observe and verify that medication is ingested or applied as directed. Document any instance where prescribed medication is not administered, including reason(s) for refusal
Promptly notify the Charge Nurse, Nurse Supervisor, or Director of Nursing Services of any errors or reactions to medications by residents
Follow the medication card practices of the facility
Ensure that no medication is administered without a written, signed, dated order from an attending licensed physician
Follow the facility procedure for recording the order in the resident’s clinical record, including the type, route, dosage, frequency and strength of each medication
Verify the identity of the resident before administering the medication treatment
Follow the facility’s procedures allowing residents to self-administer his or her medications
Assist the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse in monitoring and documenting all aspects of such self-administering
Promptly notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any failure of a resident to properly take any 'self-administered' medications
Follow established guidelines concerning the storage of drugs and biologicals
Be familiar with the meaning and usage of common medical abbreviations, symbols, and terms relative to the administration of medications as used by the facility, pharmacists, and physicians
Participate in the development and implementation of the resident’s comprehensive assessment as necessary
Qualification
Required
Accurately and safely prepare, administer, and document the oral and/or topical medications that are commonly used in this facility and that may be ordered for resident use by the attending physician or the Medical Director
Verify that any medications brought into the facility by a newly admitted resident are examined and identified by the attending physician or the facility pharmacy or pharmacist
Follow the labeling policies and practices of the facility
Ensure that all medications administered are properly labeled
Assist with medication charting as directed by the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse
Follow facility procedures in regard to charting of medications
Follow facility policies and procedures regarding the destroying of medications; assist in carrying out these rules under the direction of the facility pharmacist or Director of Nursing Services, including the documentation requirements
Assist in documenting and removing medications that are discontinued by the attending physician
Follow facility procedures governing drug receipt errors, including notifying the delivery source and the Director of Nursing Services
Ensure that medication is returned and reordered except emergency drugs
Ensure that documentation of the drug receipt error includes a written error report, signed by an observer/witness and you
Follow facility procedures in holding medications for residents who are transferred from the facility or when the attending physician discontinues medications
Accurately measure, record, and report the vital signs of residents
Observe and verify that medication is ingested or applied as directed. Document any instance where prescribed medication is not administered, including reason(s) for refusal
Promptly notify the Charge Nurse, Nurse Supervisor, or Director of Nursing Services of any errors or reactions to medications by residents
Follow the medication card practices of the facility
Ensure that no medication is administered without a written, signed, dated order from an attending licensed physician
Follow the facility procedure for recording the order in the resident's clinical record, including the type, route, dosage, frequency and strength of each medication
Verify the identity of the resident before administering the medication treatment
Follow the facility's procedures allowing residents to self-administer his or her medications
Assist the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse in monitoring and documenting all aspects of such self-administering
Promptly notify the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse of any failure of a resident to properly take any “self-administered” medications
Follow established guidelines concerning the storage of drugs and biologicals
Be familiar with the meaning and usage of common medical abbreviations, symbols, and terms relative to the administration of medications as used by the facility, pharmacists, and physicians
Participate in the development and implementation of the resident's comprehensive assessment as necessary
Company
Trinity Rehabilitation & Healthcare Company, LLC
Trinity Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is the newest Skilled Nursing Facility in the Trinity and Surrounding Communities offering both Long Term Care services as well as a Short-Term Care Unit for those recovering from a recent hospitalization.
Founded in 2016
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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