CERTIFIED MEDICINE AIDE-UNION-LEV

At Levindale, we are passionate about providing the best medical and emotional care for our residents and patients.

Levindale is a 330- licensed -bed facility located in Baltimore that offers a full continuum of post-acute services to help patients regain function and vitality after a life-altering illness or injury. Levindale is accredited by the Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

ALL TEAM MEMBERS ENJOY!

· Competitive Pay, PTO, 403(b) + Employer Match

· Tuition Assistance

· Free Parking

· Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision EAP

· Health & Wellness Programs, including discounted gym membership

· 24/7 Mental Health Resources Employee Discounts and more!

Position Summary:

As a Certified Medicine Aide (CMA), at Levindale your role is to Assist residents with activities and daily living, provides basic and more complex nursing care, and assists in maintaining a safe, clean therapeutic environment.

Essential Functions:

• Safely prepares, administers, and charts medication, oral, typical and suppository, non-narcotic drugs as ordered by physician.
• Reports/documents medications not administered as well as those given.
• Keeps medicine cart locked when unattended.
• Follows the state mandated guidelines for medication administration.
• Provides basic nursing care and helps patients with daily living skills.
• Notifies Nurse Manager, or Assistant Director of Nursing of any medication discrepancies.
• Attends the training on and actively demonstrates Person First behaviors, principles and practices.
• Supports a Quality of Life by building relationships with residents/patients and actively participating in the areas of environment of care, the dining experience, safety and meaningful patient/ resident activities.
• Provides AM/PM care, which may include bed bath, oral hygiene, combing hair, shaving, dressing residents, changing bed linen, cleaning over bed table and bedside stand and straightening room.
• Provides turning and positioning every two hours when indicated.
• Performs routine treatment procedures including application of devices for heat, cold, etc.
• Takes temperature, pulse, respiration, weight, height and blood pressure accurately and in a timely
• Prepares resident for meals. Assists with meals or feeds residents.
• Distributes drinking water and nourishment to residents in a timely manner.
• Answers call lights in a timely manner.
• Anticipates resident needs.
• Makes rounds of assigned residents.
• Assists with handling of care of clothing and other personal property
• Collects and transports specimens according to procedure.
• Maintains a safe environment for the resident: bed in low position, side rails up per policy, call light within resident's reach, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma, GED equivalent or High School certificate.
• Less than 1 year of experience.
• Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) Certification, Certified Medicine Aide Certification, American Heart Association CPR.