PRN Advanced Certified Medication Aide (A-CMA/ PCA III)- Nights

Department of Veterans Affairs – Sallisaw Veterans Home

Part-time, temporary position (no more than 999 hours annually).

About the role

Positions in this job family provide direct and indirect non-professional nursing care or outreach services in a long-term-care setting under nursing or medical supervision. Duties include 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: takes vital signs, assists with activities of daily living and hygiene needs, and obtains lab specimens.
• Charts observations and activities; reports pertinent changes in patient condition.
• Performs delegated or specialized functions as educationally prepared.
• Escorts patients to and from various destinations.
• Assists in maintaining a clean, safe environment.
• Orders, receives, and stores supplies; performs basic clerical functions.
• Participates in follow-up activities, tracks clients, schedules appointments, and performs related tasks.
• Provides case finding and recruitment of at-risk persons for comprehensive health services.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Two years of experience in providing patient care.
• Current certification in good standing by the Oklahoma State Department of Health as an Advanced Certified Medication Aide (CMA-A).
• Proficiency in English to perform essential functions.
• Ability to record observations, follow oral and written directions, establish effective working relationships, apply basic nursing techniques, and judge situations accurately.
• Some positions may require a valid Oklahoma driver’s license and/or a Class C (CDL) Commercial Driver’s License.
• Upon conditional offer, Department of Veterans Affairs applicants must pass a physical examination.

Skills

• Knowledge of English language for effective oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of public health services, record keeping, interviewing techniques, basic nursing practices, sanitation, personal hygiene, and medical terminology.

Pay

$33.00 USD per hour plus $0.87 per hour shift differential for 3 pm–7 am.

Schedule

12-hour night shifts: 6:30 pm – 7:00 am.