CMA Certified Medication Assistant

at  Ascension

DETAILS

• Pay: From $17.31 per hour
• Department: Skilled Nursing
• Schedule: Full-Time; 1st & 2nd shift
• Facility: Via Christi Village Ridge
• Location: Wichita, KS

REQUIREMENTS

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Medication Aide obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Administer prescribed medications to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN)/(LVN) and maintains related medical records.

• Present medication to patient and observes ingestion or administers medication using specified procedures.
• Take vital signs or observes patient to detect response to medication, and reports reactions.
• Restock medication inventories.
• May provide direct patient care. Assures resident safety by identifying safety hazards and emergency situations and initiates corrective action as appropriate.