Medication Aide (TMA) - Long Term Care - Avera : Job Details

**Join the team at Avera!**

**Award Winning Health Care:** Avera has been named among the nations 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of Americas Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

**Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

**You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

**Exciting opportunity to join Avera as a Medication Aide!**

**_Position Highlights:_**

+ **Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!**

+ **Options for Free Health Insurance!**

+ **Positive Work Environment:** Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.

+ **Be a part of a rewarding team while providing outstanding care to a variety of patients.**

+ **Career Growth:** Great opportunity to obtain healthcare experience for those that are looking to further theireducation in healthcare or be involved in an ever-changing career with upward mobility.

**Job Summary**

+ The duties are assigned to the medication aide by the charge nurse, but are within the realm of those delineated by the South Dakota Board of Nursing.

+ Medication aides are also responsible for keeping residents medication records current during such assignments.

+ The employee file indicates the completion of a 20-hour Medication Aide class approved by the SD Board of Nursing.

+ All medication aides are required to be Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and cross train throughout the facility.

**Education**

+ High school diploma or GED required.

+ Must be at least 18 years of age.

**Licensure/Certification/Registration**

+ Certified Nurse Aide licensure is required.

+ Completion of Medication Aide course is required. (offered on-site)

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certified is required. (offered on-site)

**Work Schedule**

+ Night Shifts, 6:00 pm 6:30 am; 72 hours every 2 weeks

+ Every third weekend

+ Occasional holiday

+ 12-hour shifts

**Pay**

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

+ $19.00 - $25.25 per hour

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