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RHA Health Services Certified Medication Technician in New Bern, North Carolina
We are hiring for:Certified Medication Technician
Location: New Bern, NC Type:Regular
If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!
We are Looking for a Certified Medication Technician to Join our Team!!!!
Rate of Pay: $16.00
ABOUT RHA
RHA Health Services is a growing behavioral healthcare company with over 5,000 employees in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. RHA serves and supports people living with intellectual developmental disabilities, mental health and substance abuse challenges. RHA has an organizational commitment to the dignity, independence, and equitable treatment of people, as well as peoples inclusion into the communities around them. RHA provides a holistic, person-centered approach to care, guided by a system of values that puts the needs of the people we serve and support at the center of every decision.
Responsibilities:
- Assists Nursing Staff with Various Tasks
- Works directly under the supervision of the nursing staff performing Nursing Board approved assistant duties.
- Keeps nursing staff informed of any changes in the service users status.
- Keeps Director of Nursing and/or Charge Nurse/Team Leader informed of any difficulties in performing duties.
- Performs CNA Responsibilities- Observes service users needs and reports as needed. Participates in the Quality Assurance Assessment system; Mealtime Assessment, Environmental Assessment; Interaction Assessment and Third Shift Assessment as instructed.
- The following tasks may be completed if appropriate delegation and criteria by the registered nurse and Board of Nursing has been met
- Performs sterile dressing changes for wounds over 48 hours old and follow principles of sterile techniques at all times.
- Administers gastrostomy feedings/flushes.
- Administers oral/nasogastric feedings.
- Adds enteral feeds to existing infusions.
- Clamps feeding tubes.
- Performs urinary catheterization.
- Performs catheter tubing irrigation.
- Performs ostomy care on established ostomies.
- Assembles and flushes tubing during set up.
- Observes infusion flow rates.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Other duties including: Range of Motion, Enemas, Inserts rectal tubes, Heights and Weights, Break up and removal of fecal impactions
- Apply hypothermia unit
- Oxygen therapy-observation and maintenance
- Finger sticks for blood glucose testing.
- Obtain vital signs.
- Wound irrigation -Apply ace bandages, ties and binders.
- Apply and remove EKG monitor leads
We offer the following benefits to employees:
- Payactiv: early access to the money youve earned from hours youve already worked,before payday!
- Employee perks and discount program:to help you save money!
- Paid Time Off(full-time employees only)
- Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
- 401(k)retirement savings program
- Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
- Chronic Disease management programs forhypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
- Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities
*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits
If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.