Kentucky Medication Aide (KMA/CMA 1)
- CNA certification
How this pay compares
This posting states $18.25–$25 an hour. Open medication aide jobs in Kentucky post a median of $20.50 an hour, the middle half $19.31–$21.16, across 4 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Medication aides employed in Kentucky earn a median of $18.45 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
About the job
Must have CNA license and KMA certification for consideration
POSITION: Kentuck Medication Aide (KMA) Day Shift 7a-7p or 7p-11p
Same day pay available
NEW INCREASED WAGES!!!
POSITION PURPOSE
Ensure proper dosage, distribution, and documentation of medication administration in accordance with physician orders and following State and Federal regulations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF POSITION
- Prepare medications for resident administration as specified in the physician order, verifying medication, dose, route, time, and reason for administration.
- Safely administering resident medication by verifying correct resident, obtaining any required vital signs pre-administration, assisting with resident repositioning as needed, and administering at a pace comfortable to the resident
- Document medication administration in the medical record.
- Maintain medication cart in a clean and efficient manner.
- Ensure timely medication reorders from pharmacy as indicated.
- Label/date opened medication bottles/vials/boxes as indicated.
- Perform additional duties as assigned, which may include State Registered Nurse Aide (CNA) duties for which the KMA is qualified. This may include, but not limited to, assists with resident transfers and positioning, ambulation, activities of daily living including personal care, or feeding assistance.
EDUCATION / REQUIREMENTS
High school diploma or equivalent, CNA License, AND Medication Aide Certificate required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
From Henderson Nursing and Rehab's job posting, checked 4 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →Millbrook Support ServicesHealthcare staffing agency
CNAs, LPNs, RNs, allied health, advanced practice providers and locum physicians for facilities and schools nationwide.
Places: CNAs & PCTs, Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors
AHS StaffingTravel nursing agency
Places travel and local contract nurses and allied professionals.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Mental health
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New CNA and patient care technician jobs in Kentucky, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Henderson Nursing and Rehab
Henderson Nursing and Rehab hires nurses and nursing assistants in Henderson, Kentucky.
Hires in KentuckyPay on its listings: 50% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More open jobs at Henderson Nursing and Rehab
More CNA and patient care technician jobs
A certified nursing assistant?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Henderson Nursing and Rehab openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Henderson Nursing and Rehab's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.