Qualified Medication Aide; QMA

Qualified Medication Aide (QMA)

Position at Cedarhurst Senior Living.

The Qualified Medication Aide (QMA), reporting directly to the Director of Nursing, is responsible for administering medications and providing direct resident care in accordance with individualized care plans. The role supports activities of daily living, promotes safety and well‑being, and ensures accurate documentation of care and medication delivery. By observing and reporting condition changes, assisting with restorative techniques, and communicating effectively with supervisors, physicians, and families, the QMA helps residents maintain the highest level of independence and supports a safe, person‑centered environment.

• Provide direct resident care services, including medicine distribution, while following an individualized plan of care for all residents.
• Observe residents and communicate condition changes to physicians, health care proxies, supervisors, and provide timely interventions.
• Document all pertinent observations, red flags, incidents, interventions, communication, clinical procedures, and daily medication assistance throughout the shift.
• Effectively pass required information to the next shift and oversee documentation by Resident Assistants to ensure quality resident care.
• Check and record vital signs, weights, and blood sugars as assigned.
• Utilize proactive intervention, monitoring, and safety in rooms and rounds.
• Administer and document medications in accordance with the five rights: right medication, right route, right, right time, and right dose.
• Provide glucose monitoring and administration of insulin (insulin‑certified medication technicians only).
• Assist residents with activities of daily living as needed, including bathing, showering, toileting, dressing, etc.
• Assist and monitor residents with meeting nutritional/hydration needs and document on the nursing record appropriately.
• Perform restorative nursing techniques, including proper positioning, ADL training, and passive range of motion.
• Assist residents with transfers and ambulation as directed, using proper body mechanics, and respond to urgent calls as needed.
• Encourage residents to participate in scheduled facility activities, providing assistance in getting to activities as needed.
• Maintain a restraint‑free environment at all times.
• Support fall prevention programs for all residents in need.
• Help welcome, orient, and transfer residents according to facility procedure.
• Assist in post‑mortem care as instructed.
• Participate in oversight and management of medication delivery system, including timely order entry, receipt and tracking, daily MAR documentation, narcotic count, and checking in medications in a timely manner.
• Notify pharmacy and supervisor of issues and seek to resolve them in a timely manner.
• Attend in‑service classes and staff meetings, assist with orienting new employees, and lead/coach resident assistants and certified nursing assistants to improve performance.
• Promote the physical, personal, and emotional well‑being of each resident, striving to return residents to their maximum level of self‑care and independence when possible.
• Understand residents’ advance directives and follow their wishes.
• Ensure effective communication with residents’ families concerning residents’ care, encompassing their physical, personal, and emotional well‑being.
• Work well with others, take direction from management, and demonstrate initiative in conflict intervention and resolution for residents, families, employees, and others as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Current and active state‑approved medication aide/technician certification required.
• Insulin certification preferred.
• CPR or BLS certification preferred.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

• This position may require walking or standing for extended periods and moving throughout the community, resident apartments, and other areas of the community.
• Staff may need to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, as well as climb or balance.
• Communication of effectively and interpreting…