About this opportunity
Regency Hermiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center lists this Certified Medication Aide opportunity in hermiston, Oregon. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Join Our Team at Regency Hermiston
Compassionate care, resident focus, long-term clinical team, and community leadership. Regency Hermiston has assembled a team of dedicated caregivers who are passionate about providing exceptional resident care. Looking for an opportunity to partner with top-notch leadership, a work family, and a place with a mission of serving others, Regency Hermiston is your next place of employment. Apply Today!
CMA Responsibilities
As a CMA, you provide individualized attention and encourage residents to maintain or attain their highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. You also administer, instruct, and monitor resident medications and report to the director of nursing.
You Will:
Ensure proper dosage/distribution and instruct residents on application/consumption of medication per the direction of their physician
Take vital signs, residents' weights, apply creams/ointments, collect specimens, lift, move, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics or lifting devices to prevent accidents.
Attend to the resident's needs, including; grooming, bathing, oral hygiene, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communication, in keeping with the individuals' care requirements
Ensure individualized care plans are followed and provide care planning staff with specific information, changes, and observations of the residents' needs and preferences.
Document care in keeping with department policies
You Currently:
Possess a CMA certification in the state of employment
Can obtain CPR/BLS card
Read, write, speak and understand English
Follow prescribed safety and infection control procedures
Have compassion and interest in working with the senior population
Communicate and interact tactfully with others
Our Benefits:
Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Coverage
Vacation/Sick/Paid Time Off (PTO) - Based on State
Paid Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Discounts (movies, restaurants, gifts, & more)
401-K
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace
Worksite address
hermiston, OR, 97838, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.