Medication Aide, Extended Care Lincoln

Job P8

Extended Care South

Full Time - Evening

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:

Medication Aide

Job Code: 102024

Status:
Non-exempt

Hours/

Schedule:

3-11pm, 40hrs per week, set schedule with rotating weekends and holidays

JOB OVERVIEW

• Responsible for coordinating and providing quality care to an assigned team of patients.
• Delivers direct patient care, provides prescribed medication and treatments within scope of practice and under the direction of a licensed nurse.
• Responsible for understanding and implementing the patient plan of care to deliver quality care within the clinical service systems and according to Madonna's philosophy and mission.
• Work will be performed in an ethical and legal manner following organizational policies, processes, protocols and procedures.
• Responsible for quality service delivery and internal/external customer relations for Madonna as a whole, including upholding the mission and values for the department and facility.
• Understands scope of practice and utilizes position job description, job standards, procedures and facility policies to ensure quality care delivery.
• Compiles patient care information to meet patient goals.
• Administers and documents patient medication on assigned shift to ensure accurate and efficient medication administration.
• Provides the correct medication and dose to the right patient at the right time via the correct route as directed by the medication administration record and licensed nurse.
• Performs treatments per treatment sheets as directed by a licensed nurse.
• Documents completed treatments on the treatment sheet or flow record such as the blood glucose record.
• Properly charges patient billable supplies to ensure accurate patient billing.
• Provides medication via the following routes: oral, rectal, sublingual, eye, ear, nose, topical and gastrostomy tube.
• Provides prescribed oral medication to patients, observes ingestion using specified procedures.
• Performs glucometer and BVI procedures, reports outcome to licensed nurse and documents results according to operational definitions.
• Provides oral suctioning and changes suction canisters as assigned by licensed nurse.
• Provides oxygen via nasal cannula (not to exceed 2L) at the correct liter per minutes as directed by the patient care plan and assigned by a licensed nurse. Attends to liquid oxygen fill needs.
• Delivers nutrition formula and/or water flushes via a gastrostomy tube correctly using a tube feeding pump or gravity flow.
• Communicates with licensed nurse and other clinicians regarding patient's condition, concerns, patient goals achieved and other developments to ensure quality service delivery.
• Takes vital signs and pulse oximetry and reports their outcomes to licensed nurse.
• Attends to the direct care needs of patients, including transfers, ambulation, repositioning and activities of daily living to ensure quality of care.
• Communicates to patient, family and co-workers in a respectful manner to maintain a positive customer oriented approach.
• Receives and implements directions for patient care in order to meet patient goals.
• Follows instruction from licensed nurse to perform other functions as assigned in order to achieve the goals within the department and clinical services systems.
• Instructs and orients new staff to department, unit environment and operational guidelines.
• Participates in and assists with department and facility committees, project teams and/or task forces.
• Maintains a clean, organized and safe environment. Handles and operates all necessary equipment and performs required duties according to established safety standards to maintain compliance with regulations and prevent injury.
• Passes food trays and transports patients.
• Handles and operates all necessary equipment.
• Performs required duties according to established safety standards to maintain compliance with regulations and to prevent injury.
• Sets up equipment and supplies necessary for providing medications/treatments and cleans up work area.
• Ensures accuracy of machines by following facility guided calibration or operational guidelines.
• Stocking and reordering supplies.
• Cleaning medication cart, patient servers, medication room, treatment/supply room.
• Medical devices used in work, include but are not limited to:
  Stethoscope/sphygmomanometer Transfer devices Tympanic thermometer Humidifier Suction machine Trauma tub Oxygen cylinder or tank Bladder Volume Instrument In-wall oxygen Bed scale Oxygen flow meter Digital…