Certified Medication Aide (CMA) Casual Appointment - Choice Moore Unit - Part-time

pspanThe mission of Correctional Managed Care is to address the healthcare needs of underserved patient populations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department./span/p divspanemJOB SUMMARY/em:/span/div div/div divspanPerforms technical duties in the field of patient care and participates in the general health care of patients by providing assistance with cleanliness, grooming, rest, activity, nourishment, and distribution of medications. Assists the professional staff in maintaining a safe therapeutic environment./span/div div/div divspanstrongemESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/em:/strong/span/div ul lispanCollects, reports and documents data: vital signs, height and weight, intake and output, pulse oximetry, and collect specimens./span/li lispanAssists with patient activities and care as assigned by the charge nurse/designee as indicated by the patient's plan of care./span/li lispanProvides for patient's personal hygiene; assists with chronic wound care; assists with feeding; and ambulates, positions, and turns patients with altered mobility./span/li lispanAssists in the maintenance of a safe, comfortable environment; obtains, stores and maintains pharmacy and nursing medications and supplies./span/li lispanDistributes and documents patient's medications, both in general population and administrative segregation, from filled prescriptions, abiding by Title 40, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 95, "Licensing Standards for Medical Aides Handbook"./span/li lispanEnsures drug room security, replaced facility working drug stocks, and maintains the upkeep of facility drug room and pharmaceutical equipment./span/li lispanEnters medication compliance into the pharmacy computer system./span/li lispanParticipates in in-service orientation and continuing education classes. Obtains 40 hours of continuing education/in-service hours on an annual basis to meet ACA standards./span/li lispanAdheres to internal controls and reporting structures established for department./span/li lispanPerforms related duties as required./span/li /ul divspanstrongemEQUIPMENT/em:/strong/span/div div/div divspanStandard patient care supplies, equipment and mechanical devices./span/div div/div divspanstrongemWORK ENVIRONMENT/em:/strong/span/div div/div divspanWork environment is located within the confines of a prison, jail or juvenile detention center. Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required./span/div div/divbr divspanstrongemREQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/em:/strong/span/div div ul lispanHigh school or GED equivalent. /span/li lispanCurrent Texas Certified Medication Aide permit./span/li /ul /div div/div divspanstrongThe is a non-benefit eligible, hourly paid position limited to a maximum of 19 hours per week./strong/span/div div/div div/div divspanstrongEqual Employment Opportunity/strong/span/div divspan/span/div divspanUTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities./span/div div/divbr *!pspanspanFor application assistance, please email a href="mailto:utmbjobs@utmb.edu"utmbjobs@utmb.edu/a Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST./span/span/p pspanspan /span/span/p