CNA for Senior at Nursing Home

SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - 50008079

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Veterans Affairs

Working Title:

SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Pay Plan: Career Service

SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs

Sims State Veterans’ Nursing Home

Paid Bi-Weekly

All SCNA's working 2nd or 3rd shifts are eligible for a .50¢ per hour shift differential.

Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan. Health, vision, dental, ‎disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates. Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day. Tuition waiver available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).

***Other vacant Senior Certified Nursing Assistant positions (shifts), including OPS (temporary) may be filled from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date. ***

Must have current Florida Certified Nursing Assistant License

Must be willing and able to work weekends, evenings, and holidays

Must be able to communicate effective in English: reading, writing, speaking, and understanding

Must have basic computer skills

Experience in long-term care or 120 bed skilled nursing facility‎

High school diploma or GED

The incumbent for the Senior Certified Nursing Assistant (SCNA) position is responsible to provide direct nursing care to residents of the State Veterans’ Nursing Home of Florida, under the supervision of a licensed nurse, in accordance with facility policies and procedures. Incumbent will assist with all aspects of resident care as assigned by the shift supervisor, including activities of daily living, ambulation, and mobility in facility. Observe, identify, and report resident concerns or needs to the shift supervisor. Follow established performance standards and perform duties according to nursing service and FDVA policies and procedures.

Provide the necessary assistance when giving residents the following activities of daily living nursing care: oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, and grooming, hair, and nail care, shaving, toileting, eating and drinking, and mobility

Assist as needed with related functions to, for, and with residents to include activities such as escorting to meals, assisting with laundry, and assisting with participation in activities

Perform restorative measures such as obtaining and recording vital signs/weights, and assistance with self-administration of medications. Document services provided within facility software/databases

Consistently work cooperatively and respectfully with residents, family or resident representatives, facility staff, physicians, ARNP’s, consultants and ancillary service providers

Follow Residents Rights policies at all times

Maintain confidentiality of resident information

Transport and/or escort residents to appointments as assigned

Assist with monitoring and accountability of residents to enable medical personnel to accomplish health related tasks

Attend all in-service programs, training classes, and domiciliary meetings

Observe all facility safety, infection control and quality improvement, HIPAA policies and procedures, and internal quality improvement processes

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 click.appcast.io). All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clickinghere ( .