CNA (1st Shift)

CNA (1st Shift)CNA (1st Shift) at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, a 72-bed Joint Commission accredited State Mental Health Facility, located in Danville, VA.The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services support individuals by promoting recovery, self-determination, and wellness in all aspects of life. DBHDS operates 12 facilities: 8 behavioral health facilities for adults, a training center, a psychiatric facility for children and adolescents, a medical center, and a center for behavioral rehabilitation. State facilities provide highly structured, intensive services for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or need substance use disorder services. DBHDS is committed to a life of possibilities for all Virginians.What you will do:Nurse Aides (CNAs) work directly with patients to achieve therapeutic goals through activities of daily living (ADLs), attend to patients' problems and concerns, encourage patients in activities, provide intervention for behavior problems and crisis situations, and promote patients' awareness and coping skills to deal with realities of judicial controls as required. This position requires working with patients that may become verbally and/or physically aggressive. Consequently, as a Nurse Aide (CNA) you are responsible for understanding and using the least restrictive interventions available per hospital policy and to successfully avoid the use of seclusion and restraint whenever possible.This position requires the ability to: Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate client behavior through observing, conversing and listening. Interact with patients in a therapeutic manner. Monitor and report changes in patients' medical and psychiatric status is required. Lift heavy objects (greater than 50 pounds). Walk and/or stand a minimum of 75% of time while on shift.This position will work 1st shift, 2 12 hour shifts (7:00 am-7:30 pm) and 2 8-hour shifts (7:00 pm-3:30 pm) with a 30-minute meal break. This position will work some holidays on a rotating basis and every other weekend. Shift differentials for first shift include $3.00/hour for weekends and weekday holidays.Minimum Qualifications:Licensed and in good standing as a Nurse Aide in the Commonwealth of Virginia; license must remain valid and in good standing throughout employment. This position requires basic computer skills as you will be trained to complete documentation in an Electronic Health Record (EHR). A valid driver's license is required and must remain valid throughout employment. This position will also require: Ability to follow written and verbal directions. Physical and mental ability to participate in patient's treatment and behavior management including performing manual tasks, walking, sitting, standing, lifting, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning, writing and performing mathematical calculations.Additional Considerations:High school diploma/GED. Experience working in a psychiatric, healthcare facility, acute care, long-term or correctional setting. Veterans. Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English.Contact Information:Name: Human ResourcesPhone: 434-421-3060Email: View email address on click.appcast.io