Physical and Environmental Requirements

Certified Medication Aide

The following sensory and physical activities are essential functions of this position and are performed in excess of levels required for ordinary movement:

• Awkward position
• Balancing
• Color vision
• Crouching
• Depth perception
• Fingering (manipulative finger movements)
• Grasping
• Handling
• Hearing
• Lifting
• Near visual acuity
• Reaching
• Smelling
• Speaking
• Standing/moving about
• Stooping
• Twisting

The following mental and communicative activities are essential to the performance of this position:

• Ability to handle stress and emotion
• Ability to handle conflict
• Ability to organize materials
• Careful attention to detail
• Concentrating on task
• Dealing with diverse populations
• Fast reaction time
• Handling multiple priorities
• Making decisions with limited information
• Making non-routine judgments
• Performing task during limited time frame
• Positive attitude toward ill, handicapped and elderly
• Reasoning-applying procedures
• Reporting to multiple supervisors
• Using diplomacy and tact

Individuals in this position are required to carry or lift weights in this range:

• 25-50 pounds

Individuals in this position are exposed to the following:

• Bloodborne pathogens
• Use of electrical equipment
• Use of sharp instruments
• Wet work-hands