Certified Medication Aide

8 residents MAX.

The Certified Medication Aide (CMA) provides medication administration and direct resident care in a small, home-like senior living environment.

The ideal CMA is dependable, compassionate, organized, attentive to detail, and willing to work as part of a team.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Medication Administration

• Safely administer medications according to physician/provider orders and within CMA scope of practice.
• Accurately document medication administration in the resident MAR/eMAR.
• Follow medication rights, infection-control practices, and facility medication policies.
• Monitor residents for medication concerns, side effects, refusals, or changes in condition.
• Promptly report medication errors, missed medications, abnormal findings, or resident concerns to the nurse.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and secure medication cart.
• Assist with medication inventory, refills, and communication with nursing/pharmacy as directed.
• Complete narcotic counts and required medication documentation according to facility policy.

Direct Resident Care

• Assist residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, continence care, mobility, transfers, and other activities of daily living.
• Respond promptly to resident needs and call lights.
• Complete scheduled toileting, repositioning, safety checks, and other assigned resident care.
• Assist residents with meals, hydration, snacks, and feeding when needed.
• Observe residents for changes in physical condition, cognition, mood, behavior, skin integrity, mobility, intake, or elimination and report concerns promptly.
• Follow each resident's individualized care plan and negotiated service agreement.

Teamwork & Household Responsibilities

• Work the floor and assist with resident care before and after medication passes.
• Help coworkers when resident needs arise rather than limiting duties to assigned residents or medication administration.
• Assist with meals, dishes, laundry, light housekeeping, stocking, and maintaining clean resident/common areas as assigned.
• Communicate professionally with residents, families, coworkers, nurses, providers, hospice, home health, and other members of the care team.
• Complete assigned documentation accurately and before the end of the shift.
• Participate in shift report and communicate important resident information to the oncoming team.
• Follow the direction of the Nurse Manager and House Manager.
• Help maintain a calm, respectful, positive, and home-like environment.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

Silver Linings employees are expected to:

• Put resident care first.
• Arrive on time and ready to work.
• Remain engaged and productive throughout the shift.
• Complete assigned duties without repeated reminders.
• Communicate concerns promptly rather than leaving problems for the next shift.
• Work cooperatively with the entire care team.
• Treat residents, families, and coworkers with dignity and respect.
• Maintain resident privacy and confidentiality.
• Follow Silver Linings policies, procedures, care plans, and nursing direction.
• Accept coaching and demonstrate continued competency in assigned responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current Kansas Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) certification.
• Current Kansas Certified Medication Aide (CMA) certification.
• Must meet all state and facility requirements for employment.
• Ability to safely perform medication administration and resident-care responsibilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively and document accurately.
• Must be dependable and able to work independently while functioning as part of a team.
• Experience with older adults, dementia care, assisted living, Home Plus, or long-term care is preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Employee must be able to perform the physical functions necessary to provide direct resident care, including prolonged standing and walking, bending, reaching, pushing and pulling, and assisting with resident mobility and transfers. Employee must be able to use required transfer equipment and follow established safety procedures.

Reasonable accommodations will be considered as required by applicable law.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

License/Certification:

• Certified Medication Aide (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Goddard, KS (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Goddard, KS: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person