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ID #2252099
State Texas
City Lampasas
Full-time
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Diversicare Healthcare Services & Diversicare Ther
Showed 2019-05-08
Date 2019-05-09
Deadline 2019-07-08
Category Et cetera
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Certified Medication Technician

Texas, Lampasas 00000 Lampasas USA

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OverviewMake a Difference in our Residents' Lives!We are seeking a Certified Medication Aide that has a passion for providing the highest quality of care with compassion and integrity!We live our Core Values of Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, and Teamwork & Stewardship every day with every life we touch, providing exceptional healthcare and exceeding expectations.If these are your values as well, APPLY NOW!ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities:Work under the supervision of a licensed vocational nurse or a registered professional nurse to perform the following duties:

After authorization by the facility’s licensed nurse or the resident’s treating physician, administers PRN medications.

Organizes assigned medication duties to pour, pass, and document all routine prescribed medications and to give PRN medication only upon the instruction of the licensed nurse.

Must document all PRN’s according to State Standards in all areas of the chart.

Observe and report to the facility’s charge licensed nurse reactions and side effects of medication commonly administered to nursing facility’s residents.

Take and record vital signs prior to administration of medications which could affect or change the vital signs.

Administer and document regularly prescribed medications which the medication aide is permitted to administer only after personally preparing (setting up) of those medications to be administered. Document the medications given in the resident’s clinical record.

Administer oxygen per nasal channel or a non-sealing face mask only in an emergency. Immediately after the emergency, the medication aide shall verbally notify the licensed nurse on duty or on call and appropriately document the activity and notification.

At discretion of charge nurse, count narcotics, give all routine prescribed narcotics, and document same on individual sheet and medication sheet.

Qualifications

Must have successfully completed state approved school of medication administration.

Must carry current acknowledgment card or certification issued by state agency.

Must be willing to abide by restrictions placed on his/her job by state agency.

Must be a certified nursing assistant.

Type PRNLocation Name Lampasas Nursing & Rehab CenterAddress 611 North BroadLocation US-TX-Lampasas

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