Certified Medication Aide (Finance)
Certified Medication Aide (CMA)
Wage Scale: Starting at $20.15/hr Increasing DOE
Status: PRN
Shift: Day Shift - 12-Hour Shifts on Weekends Available!
Schedule: Variable schedule
Location: Avamere Rehab of Rogue Valley - 625 Stevens St. Medford, OR 97504
As a Certified Medication Aide with Avamere, you join a team with a culture and mission to enhance the life of every person we serve. This is more than a job - it's a place where our team members build lasting relationships with patients and residents, their families, and fellow team members.
Employee Perks:
- Tuition assistance
- Mentorship opportunities
- Career development
- Employee assistance program featuring counseling services, financial coaching, free legal services and more
- Generous employee referral program
- Paid time off/sick leave (rolls over annually)
- 401K retirement plan with employer match
- Comprehensive benefits package with medical coverage, voluntary dental, vision, and life insurance, short-term disability, and AD&D coverage
- Access up to 50% of your net earned income before payday
Starting in 2023, our Full-Time Oregon team members will be able to participate in a PPO or HMO plan with deductibles as low as $800.00 with significantly reduced premium costs. Employees will be eligible to start using their benefits within their first month of hire - no 60 day waiting period! Vision, Dental, STD, LTD, AD&D, and other benefits are available for enrollment as well.
Job Responsibilities
- Administer medications to residents as ordered and under the direction of the attending physician
- Administer medications in accordance with established nursing standards, policies, local procedures and practices, and requirements of the state
- Accurately and safely prepare, administer, and document the oral and/or topical medications ordered for a resident
- Complete necessary forms, charts, and reports in a timely matter
- Ensure all medications administered are properly labeled, returned, and reordered
- Create and uphold an atmosphere of warmth, patience, enthusiasm, and foster a calm and cheerful environment
- Participate in facility surveys by authorized government agencies
- Maintain confidentiality of all resident care information in accordance with HIPAA guidelines
- Effectively communicate necessary resident information to charge nurses, director of nursing and/or administrator
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be a licensed Certified Medication Aide in the state
- Knowledge of the meaning and common medical abbreviations, symbols, and terms for medication administration
- Ability to accurately measure, record, and report vital signs
Avamere Skilled Advisors, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify
This position is subject to a collective bargaining agreement with the SEIU 503
