Certified Medication Assistant (CMA): PRN

Description

Job Title: Certified Medication Assistant (CMA) 

Reports To: Director of Nursing  

FLSA Status: Non- Exempt

Position Summary:

As the CMA, reporting directly to the Director of Nursing, you will provide support, direct care, and administer prescribed medications to the residents in accordance with Federal, State and Local regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in shift change meetings to communicate resident status and special needs.
• Administer prescribed medications under nurse supervision, verifying patient identity and documenting drug details.
• Monitor vital signs and patient responses to medications, reporting adverse reactions as needed.
• Assist residents with daily living activities (bathing, dressing, feeding) and support medical treatments.
• Report changes in resident conditions to physicians, families, and leadership, ensuring proper documentation.
• Coordinate with physicians and pharmacies to order, receive, and manage medications.
• Maintain secure medication storage, recordkeeping, and inventory management.
• Provide direct nursing care as a CNA/STNA when not performing medication aide duties.
• Adhere to the Rights of Medication Administration and other assigned duties.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Education:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Qualifications: 

• Certifications: OH Certified Medication Aide (CMA), OH Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA/STNA) (must be on Ohio Nurse Aide Registry)
• Experience: 12+ months as a CNA/STNA preferred; long-term care experience a plus
• Skills: Strong communication, leadership, and organizational abilities; ability to follow directives and multitask under pressure
• Preferred: BLS certification, experience in senior care
• Qualities: Compassionate, adaptable, and committed to resident rights and confidentiality

Travel: Travel is not required.

Physical Demands: To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 50lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.

DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. EEO/AA