OPS SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - 50601041

Requisition No: 290321 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: OPS SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - 50601041

Position Number: 50601041 

Salary:  $11.45 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 01/21/2021 

Requisition #290321 

OPS (Temporary) Senior Certified Nursing Assistant

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

CLIFFORD CHESTER SIMS STATE VETERANS' NURSING HOME

PANAMA CITY, BAY COUNTY

Hourly Rate: $11.45

Paid Bi-weekly

May be eligible for limited benefits.

 ***Other OPS (Temporary) CNA positions may be filled from this advertisement within six months of the closing date***

This is an internal agency announcement.  Only current ‎employees of the Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs will be considered.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Requires a valid Florida Certified Nursing Assistant certificate.
• Must have basic computer skills
• Must be fluent in the English language: reading, writing, speaking.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Successful completion of a Level 2 background screening and Drug test.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of long-term care specific to resident rights, quality of life, quality of care, infection controls. Ability to maintain professional etiquette when dealing with residents’ family and with staff. Ability to deal with general input and output computer functions. Knowledge of nursing assessments. Be able to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS:

Incumbent is responsible to provide direct Nursing care to residents on an assigned unit for the Veteran's Nursing Home of Florida and maintain a valid Florida Nursing Assistant certificate.

Provide the assistance necessary 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; mobility.

Perform restorative nursing measures.

Perform simple nursing measures such as but not limited to: applying binders, making occupied and unoccupied beds, changing linen, etc. Respond to resident’s requests and needs.

Complete required documentation.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

This position is in the Other Personnel Services system.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

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 (1-866-663-4735). 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.