Job Description

Spring Creek Rehab & Nursing Center is looking for Certified Medication Aides or Kentucky Med Aide (KMA) to join our team!

Kentucky Med Aide (KMA) 3p-11p Benefits:

• Bi-Weekly Pay
• Daily Pay Available
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k)

Kentucky Med Aide (KMA) 3p-11p Responsibilities:

• Prepares, administers, and charts medication and treatments within the scope of their practice.
• Coordinate with different nurses to assist with medications
• Follow written or verbal instructions on how to manage medications
• Record medication dosages and times
• Observes, records, and alerts Nurse of any behavioral changes

Kentucky Med Aide (KMA) 3p-11p Job Function:

• Administer medications
• Answering patient call lights and making rounds
• Providing physical support for patients or residents with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, dressing, getting out of bed, - using the toilet, walking, standing, or exercising
• Records in patient chart
• Ensuring patients or residents receive appropriate diet by reviewing their dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences
• Shift change reports about patients condition, treatment plans, and suggested activities
• Measuring and recording food and liquid intake and urinary and fecal output and reporting changes to medical or nursing staff
• Recording vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and respiration rate as requested by staff
• Examining patients to detect issues requiring medical care, including open wounds, bruises, or blood in urine
• Noting observations of patient behavior, including complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
• Use safety devices and standard precautions to prevent the spread of infection and disease

Kentucky Med Aide (KMA) LICENSE & CERTIFICATION:

• Must have an active Kentucky Registered Nurse Aide License
• Kentucky Medication Aide Certification
• CPR Certified