Qualified Medication Aide QMA
$50,960–$50,960 year
On-site · Corydon, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) at CommuniCare facility provides routine medication administration and personal care to residents. Responsibilities include setting up and administering medications per physician orders and regulations, charting, maintaining medication inventory, rounds with nurses/physicians, preparing monthly medication records, and delivering care in a clean, safe environment. Requires high school diploma or GED, Nurse Aide Training program completion or eligibility and state testing within 120 days, understanding of medication procedures, basic math, and strong resident-care skills. Full-time with benefits and pay up to $24.50/hr including daily pay options.
Required Qualifications
- High school graduate or GED 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
- Prior experience in a healthcare environment is desirable
- 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
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