QMA, Pay Rates Up To $35.00 Per Hour
Company: Kokomo Healthcare Center
Location: Kokomo
Posted on: May 25, 2023
Job Description:
Kokomo Healthcare Center - Kokomo Healthcare Center, a member of
the CommuniCare Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for
Qualified Medication Aides (QMA) to join our team.The position of
the Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) exists to provide routine
medication administration and personal care for residents to assure
that the highest degree of quality resident care is maintained at
all times.WHAT WE OFFERNow Offering Daily Pay! Work Today, Get Paid
Tomorrow!Comprehensive Benefits package for Full Time!Daily Pay *
Tuition Reimbursement * Great health plans * Uniforms * Company
paid life insurance & much, much moreDo you have what it takes to
become a QMA at CommuniCare?QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS &
ABILITIES
- High school graduate or G. E. D. equivalent.
- Graduate of an approved Nurse Aide Training Program or be
eligible to enter such a program and graduate and pass a state test
within 120 days from date of employment.
- An understanding of medication administration procedures and
successful completion of a state approved training course.
- Ability to perform basic math functions.
- An understanding of resident care procedures and
standards.
- Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances
warrant such action.
- Ability to deal tactfully with staff, residents, family
members, visitors, government agencies, and the general
public.
- Ability and willingness to work harmoniously with all
staff.
- Must have patience, tact, and enthusiasm, as well as the
willingness to handle difficult residents.
- Willingness and ability to seek new methods and principles and
be willingness to incorporate them into existing nursing
practices.
- Ability to relate information concerning a resident's
condition.JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Set up and administer medication in accordance with physician's
orders and state/federal regulations.
- Display knowledge of side effects, interactions, and nursing
implications of common medications.
- Account for controlled drugs each shift and report any
discrepancies immediately.
- Charting -routine medications, medication omissions,
documentation of PRN medication given with follow up, and any other
pertinent observations.
- Maintain inventory of medications.
- Rounds with nurse and physician.
- Prepare monthly medication records.
- Provide personal care and treatment function for
residents.
- Perform basic nursing care functions as required.
- Create a clean, comfortable, and safe environment for residents
and ensure that their needs are met.
- Maintain resident documentation records for activities of daily
living, restorative programs, and resident specific forms.
- Attend and participate in scheduled training, educational,
classes, and orientation programs to maintain certification and
enhance the quality of care.
- Perform other related duties as required or assigned.
- Maintain and work within established departmental, center, and
corporate policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement
and safety programs, and environmental and infection control
standards.About UsA family-owned company, we have grown to become
one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, which
includes skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care
centers, assisted living communities, independent rehabilitation
centers, and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH). Since 1984, we
have provided superior, comprehensive management services for the
development and management of adult living communities. We have a
single job description at CommuniCare, "to reach out with our
hearts and touch the hearts of others." Through this effort we
create "Caring Communities" where staff, residents, clients, and
family members care for and about one another.
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