CMC Medication Aide Student Trainee - Michael Unit
University of Texas Medical Branch
- Texas Tennessee
- $17.69 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Attends online medication aide college courses (140 hours).
- Completes medication aide course work and clinical activities/rotations (typical schedule will be 4 hours online training at the unit and 4 hours of on-the-job training daily).
- Operates personal computers to enter and assimilate data, generate reports, and draft routine correspondence.
- Performs facility administrative support tasks including but not limited to filing, mail functions, faxing, and typing correspondence.
- Answers phone calls and adjudicates each call appropriately.
- Assists with patient activities and care as assigned by the nurse manager/designee as indicated by the patient’s plan of care. Maintains patient care areas with appropriate supplies.
- Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality of information and records.
- Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
- Performs related duties as required.
- Vocational/special training.
- Analytical/interpersonal skills.
- Work environment is located in clean and safe medical facility within the confines of a prison, jail or juvenile detention center.
- Conditions such as noise, odors, cramped work space and/or fumes could sometimes cause discomfort.
- Moderate to extreme physical effort may be required such as walking, standing, and lifting materials, equipment, objects, and/or patients.
- Lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50lbs.
- Vision, hearing, talking, and sense of touch abilities must be adequate enough to enable one to quickly and accurately perform tasks such as: reading small print, reading from monitoring equipment, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate verbal communication.
- Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs.
- Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required to avoid injury.
- May be assigned to more than one facility.
- May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, radiation, chemotherapeutic agents, and disoriented or combative patients.
- May be required to be on standby and work extended or alternate shifts in situations deemed necessary by Nurse Manager.
- Able to work under stress and be emotionally capable of coping with complex and/or changing activities.
- High school diploma or equivalent.