Certified Medication Assistant - FT Day
Facility: GSS ND Fa • Location: Fargo, ND • Address: 4502 37 Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
About the role
The Medication Assistant (CMA) serves as a caregiver who provides resident-centered nursing care and daily living assistance to assigned residents under the supervision of a charge nurse. Knowledge of and delivers age-appropriate care related to the physical and psychological needs of the resident per plan of care.
Responsibilities
- Provides assistance with basic health care needs including daily living activities: bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing/undressing
- Obtains and records vital signs
- Provides psycho-social support and other personal care to assigned residents
- Assists residents with transferring, re-positioning, and walking using correct transfer techniques and equipment
- Provides range of motion and passive exercises
- Completes tasks related to food preparation and dining, creating a positive dining experience
- Assists residents with meals and snacks; provides water and supplements as appropriate
- Administers prescribed medications as delegated by a licensed nurse and within scope of practice per state regulations
- Documents outcomes related to resident care, medication administration, behavior, activity, and dietary
- Communicates changing condition, medication follow-up, and care-related concerns/responses to the charge nurse
- Collects non-invasive body fluid specimens and gathers vital signs
- Provides housekeeping and laundry services to assist residents with keeping living areas clean and operational
- Assists with documentation for wellness and recreational programs and encourages resident participation
Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED preferred, but not required
- Minimum age of 18 preferred
- Prior clinical or nursing assistant experience preferred
- Satisfactorily completes yearly department-specific competency testing and maintains continuing education credits (minimum 12 hours annually per state requirements)
- Maintains all department-specific required certifications
- Valid driver's license and auto insurance when applicable
- North Dakota: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification with the State Board of Nursing (must be maintained); successful completion of a state-approved Certified Medication Aide/Assistant course once CNA certification is obtained. If working in Assisted Living or Basic Care, Medication Assistant I certification required; if in skilled nursing facility, Medication Assistant II certification required
- Iowa: CNA certification with the State Board of Nursing (must be maintained); successful completion of a state-approved Certified Medication Aide/Assistant course once CNA certification is obtained
- Minnesota: Nursing assistant certification with completed 75-hour course and registration with the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry; successful completion of a state-approved Trained Medication Assistant course
- South Dakota: Successful completion of state-approved Certified Medication Aide (CMA) course; CMA certification maintained with the State Board of Nursing
- For all Good Samaritan Society locations: Must have the state-required certified/trained medication aide certification (CMA or TMA); CNA certification is assumed prior to attaining TMA/CMA
Schedule
- Shift: Day (7:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
- Full-time, 30 hours per week
- Every other weekend required
- Rotating holidays
- Must be reliable, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment, and multitask
- Attire: Scrubs of any color/pattern for top and bottom
Pay
Salary range: $20.00 – $28.00 per hour
Benefits
Good Samaritan offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit sanfordcareers.com/benefits.