As a Senior Support Care Assistant Certified Medication Technician (CMT), you will be responsible for administering medication utilizing acceptable standards of practice. You must demonstrate accuracy of medication delivery and complete follow-up observations for effect, adverse reactions, and incompatibilities. This position also serves as a liaison between charge personnel and nursing assistant staff and provides resident care as presented in the C.N.A. training course and Missouri Veterans Home policy and procedural manuals. Taking care of our state's heroes does require you to lift, move, position, and transport residents, using proper body mechanics and lifting devices for accident prevention. Shift differential is available.Scheduled Hours:i2:30p - 11pKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:Knowledge of elementary behavior modification techniques, medical terminology, and drug classificationsAbility to prepare and maintain records, charts, and reportsKnowledge of the general care and treatment of Veterans in a maximum or intermediate security environment, including basic nursing, first aid, and emergency treatmentsAbility to work with Veterans with physical or mental illness, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, and/or the geriatric populationAbility to perform first aid and emergency treatments as instructedQualifications:Possess a valid certified medication technician certification within the state of MissouriPhysical Requirements:Walking, balancing, finger dexterity, pulling, pushing, standing, climbing, grasping, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, bending, lifting, supporting, repetitive motion, frequent washing of handsEssential sensory and communicative activities include: feeling, seeing speaking, hearing, smelling and tastingJob Description Summary:Maintain certification as a medication technicianAdminister medication utilizing acceptable standards of practiceDemonstrate accuracy of medication delivery and evidence of follow-up observations for effect, adverse reaction or incompatibilities. Push medication carts to point of administration. Open and close medication bottles and punch out bubble packsServe as liaison between charge personnel and NA I staffAssist the new employee in completion of the orientation checklist and ensure an enjoyable experience while orientating at MVHFollow infection control guidelines as per MVH nursing policy and procedureProvide Veteran care as presented in the C.N.A. certification course and in the Missouri Veterans Home procedure manualComply with the individualized care plan for Veterans and provide support to the Veteran according to the care plan. Contribute to the care planning process by providing the charge nurse or other staff with specific information and observations of the Veterans' needs and preferencesAttend to individual needs of Veterans which may include but is not limited to assistance with grooming, bathing/showering, oral hygiene, delivery and set up of food trays, feeding, incontinent care, toileting, colostomy care, prosthetic appliances, repositioning, transferring, ambulation, range of motion, communicating, or other needs in keeping with the individuals care requirementsTransport Veterans to and from their room, dining room, recreational room, and elsewhere as requiredLift, move, position and transport Veterans, using proper body mechanics and/or lifting devices for accident preventionWalk and stand extensively to and from various locations of the facility while making rounds and transporting Veterans within the facilityProvide care that maintains Veteran skin integrity to prevent pressure ulcers, skin tears, and other damage by changing incontinent Veterans, turning, repositioning immobile Veterans, and applying moisturizers to fragile skin, etc.Accurately perform vital signs, heights, and weights as assignedPromote and assist with elimination, which includes transfers to and from the toilet, stooping or bending at the knees to empty c
