Certified Nursing Assistant

Job Description

Introduction

Make a Difference!

Now offering Recruitment and Referral Incentives at the Delaware Veterans Home (DOS)!

$10,000.00 recruitment incentive for

· Registered Nurses

· Advanced Practice Nurses

· Nurse Consultants

· Nursing Supervisors

· Compliance Nurses

$7,500.00 recruitment incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse

$5,000.00 recruitment incentive for Certified Nurse’s Assistant

Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to referring DOS employees.

You must be a new employee to the State of DE to be eligible for this program.

The Department of State (DOS) seeks to increase the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offering a recruitment incentive to eligible Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant candidates in accordance with the DOS Recruitment and Referral Incentive Program.

The program provides incentives as follows:

Recruitment incentives will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire and will begin after the first quarter of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DOS. You must be a new employee to the state to be eligible for this incentive.

Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to current DOS employees who refer new hires to the state in the following classifications: Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant. Referral bonuses of $1,000 will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant.

NOTE: This program is administered by the Department of State/Veterans Home. The program may be terminated by the State at any time.

Summary Statement

This is nursing/therapeutic support work implementing treatment plans developed by professional staff. Work typically involves caring for one or more clients/patients/residents experiencing acute or chronic disabilities including one or multiple physical, mental, developmental disorders.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

Provides mentoring/orientation for newly hired/less experienced staff ensuring assignments are completed.

Leads individual/group therapeutic processes/discussions involving reality orientation, sensory stimulation, range of motion exercise, and application of splints/braces.

Participates on interdisciplinary care team providing information about the individual's overall physical condition, abilities, and behavioral characteristics.

Ensures aseptic integrity of feeding, catheter, and respiratory tubes/devices while assisting individual with personal hygiene.

Monitors/records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, nutritional intake/output. Alerts professional staff to significant physical/behavioral changes/irregularities.

Provides oral/written description of individual's physical/behavioral change.

Observes client/patient/resident activities, recording/reporting unusual/hazardous behavior. Conducts periodic rounds to ensure safety/well being of clients/patients/residents. Provides written/oral reports to describe unusual incidents.

Escorts/is responsible for individuals' traveling to social/recreational activities and medical appointments on/off campus.

Applies appropriate interventions to prevent or de-escalate inappropriate behaviors.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Certified Nursing Assistant

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

Possession of a Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant or eligibility for a Delaware certification.

Conditions Of Hire

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

Pre-employment Drug Testing: Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms.

Benefits

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At the Department of State we appreciate our nurses and know just how valuable you are. Become a part of our team and work alongside skilled people who contribute their skills and knowledge to those truly in need every day. Feel confident in knowing that each day you're working with people who listen with their heart, intercede with their mind and strive at all times to protect those at risk. With the right people, teamwork hardly feels like work at all.

From our commitment to your personal and professional life, to our outstanding array of benefits, from our numerous locations throughout the state, to our gratitude for your dedication and service to our clients and community, we know that you'll find the State of Delaware to be the Heart of Nursing.