
Rockcastle Health & Rehabilitation Center
Rockcastle Health & Rehabilitation Center
Brodhead, KY, US, 40409
Description:
Kentucky Medication Aide (KMA) / Med Tech
Must be currently certified as a state registered KMA for further consideration.
Great Rates and NEW facility leadership!
Located in Brodhead, Kentucky, Rockcastle Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 104-bed, small-town facility with hometown values. Our management team has exceptional dedication to those that we serve, and we pride ourselves in working together as a united family.
Our stakeholders have also admitted their loved ones here for both short and long term care. We are proud that our management team has over 140 combined years of experience within this facility!
Signature HealthCARE is a family-based healthcare company that offers integrated services in 10 states across the continuum of care: skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care, home health, cognitive care, and telemedicine.
A growing number of our centers are earning quality assurance accreditation and pioneering person – directed care. Many of our skilled nursing facilities have achieved a 4 or 5-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Additionally, we have been awarded as a certified Great Place to Work for three years in a row and Modern Healthcare’s “Best Places to Work!”
Are you looking for a little more creativity, challenge, and growth opportunity in your workday? Didn’t think it was possible? Might be time to reconsider.
At Signature HealthCARE, our team members are permitted – no, encouraged – to employ their talents and abilities to solve problems. Our culture is built on three distinct pillars: Learning, Spirituality and Intra-preneurship. But this isn’t just hollow corporate sloganeering. Each pillar has its own staff and initiatives, ensuring that our unique culture permeates the entire organization.
Oh, by the way, we’re an elder care company. Our mission? To radically change the landscape of long-term care forever.
We’re currently hiring for the position of Kentucky Medication Aide.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Accurately and safely prepare, administer, and document the oral and/or topical medications that are commonly used in this facility and that may be ordered for resident use.
- Ensure that no medication is administered without a written, signed and dated order from an attending licensed physician.
- Verify the identity of the resident before administering the medication/treatment.
- Verify that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another.
- Observe and verify that medication is ingested or applied, as directed.
- Document any instance where prescribed medication is not administered, including reason(s) for refusal.
- Assist with medication charting as directed by the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse, as directed.
Job Requirements:
- Current Medication Aide Certification and Current Nursing Assistant Certification from state.
- Must have a current/active CPR certification.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple projects with high level of quality and productivity.
Signature HealthCARE is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.