Certified Medication Aide

About the role

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct and indirect non-professional nursing care or outreach services in a correctional facility medical clinic under nursing or medical supervision. This includes performing duties such as taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, charting, escorting patients, assisting with activities of daily living, and ordering and receiving supplies.

Responsibilities

• Performs direct nursing tasks including taking vital signs, assisting with activities of daily living and hygiene needs, and obtaining certain lab specimens.
• Charts observations and activities, reporting pertinent changes in the patient's condition.
• Performs delegated or other specialized functions as educationally prepared.
• Affords assistance in maintaining and providing a clean, safe environment.
• Orders, receives and stores supplies and performs basic clerical functions.
• Participates in follow-up activities and tracking clients, schedules appointments and performs other related tasks.
• Provides case finding and recruitment of at-risk persons for comprehensive health services.

Requirements

• All health care staff shall be required to complete the online training prior to coming to the facility. The online training is 16 modules, and a link will be provided for registrations to awarded suppliers.
• Documentation of completed training shall be provided to the facility Nurse Manager prior to assignment of a temporary health care personnel.
• Education and Experience required at this level consists of one year of experience in providing patient care.
• Current certification in good standing by the Oklahoma State Department of Health as a (CMA) Certified Medication Aide for all levels of the Patient Care Assistant job family.
• Prefers current certification in good standing by the Oklahoma State Department of Health for Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Administration.

Benefits

This job is also searched by: [Certified Medication Aide | Patient Care Assistant]

Pay

Pay Range: $20 to $23/hr.

Schedule

Shift: Days/Evenings/Nights