CMA

Position Summary

Under direct supervision prepares, administers, and documents medications and performs functions as a certified nursing assistant.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Following accepted practices and regulations, prepares, administers, and documents medications for residents
• Completes/updates the Electronic Medication Report, as required
• Assists residents with activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, changing of bed linens, and positioning in and out of bed
• Assists residents with eating where needed and record food intake
• Reads and follows daily care plans
• Performs assigned restorative and rehabilitative procedures, monitors and records vital signs, reports changes in resident's condition to the charge nurse, documents care provisions on resident record/flow sheets as required and reports accidents and incidents
• Maintains resident confidentiality
• Complies with all company, state, and OSHA standards
• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Minimum Qualifications

• Highschool diploma or equivalent
• 1+ year of long term care C.N.A experience
• Must have active state CMA license/certification
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or noise. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.