Medication Aide

Already a Certified Nurse Aide? Here's a quick way to move up the ladder. Learn to safely administer medications to people in nursing homes who count on your care. Build these skills in the classroom and at your job. Merge your keen attention to detail with your goal to help others. You can do this.

What You Learn In The Medication Aide Program

Study pharmacology and how to administer medications. Learn to spot side effects and adverse reactions. This position requires great record-keeping and communication skills, so we cover those, too.

50Hours

Spend 40 hours in the classroom and a minimum of 10 hours practicing what you learned in a clinical setting.

50hours

Meet for classes at the Scott Community College Urban Campus. Here's a bonus: complete your clinical experience at the place you currently work.

50hours

You must be drug-free and worked for at least six months in a nursing, residential, or related facility. And you need a recommendation from your current facility administrator. The program fee is $449.

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