OPS HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER - 50601589

Requisition No: 882328

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: OPS HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER - 50601589

Pay Plan: Health Care Practice

Position Number: 50601589

Salary: 15.00

Posting Closing Date: 09/07/2026

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Requisition #882328

(OPS) HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER (Personal Care Attendant)

Clifford Chester Sims State Veterans Nursing Home

Panama City, Bay County, Florida

Hourly Rate: $15.00

Paid Bi-weekly.

A Personal Care Attendant is a person who has met certain training requirements and provides care to residents related to the activities of daily living. Candidates will receive this training under the facility’s Personal Care Attendant Training Program, which will enable the Person Care Attendant to further obtain skills and preparation toward the goal of successfully passing the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam.

***Other vacant OPS (Temporary) Receptionist positions (shifts) may be filled from this advertisement within Six (6) months of the closing date***

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (reading, writing, and speaking)
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Must be willing and able to work a schedule that is inclusive of weekends and holidays
• Must have basic computer skills
• Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not limited to a Level II Background check and drug test

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience working with elderly or disabled in a healthcare setting
• Highschool diploma or GED equivalent

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Provide the assistance necessary when giving residents the following activities of daily living care: oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, grooming, hair and nail care, shaving, toileting, assistance with meals, nourishments, and transportation to meal service areas, and mobility
• Routinely observe, identify, and report resident concerns/needs to supervisor
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner
• Complete assignments timely, completely, and accurately
• Use appropriate technique for mechanical lifts, transferring, turning, and positioning, range of motion exercises recognizing changes that place a resident at risk for pressure ulcers and falls
• Follow facility established policies and procedures when providing all care and dining room protocol
• Responding to the cognitively implored resident or the resident with difficult behaviors including Dementia/Alzheimer’s. Observe conditions and report behavioral changes to primary nurse/RN Supervisor
• Ensure that all resident safety devices are used as outlined in the care plan
• Maintain confidentiality of residents
• Ensure efficient use of supplies
• Respond to resident’s request and needs timely and appropriately. Answer resident call lights promptly
• Perform other related work as required

This position is in the Other Personnel Service (Temporary) system.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center View phone number on aiapply.co). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.