SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

Requisition No: 837882 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50453035 

Salary:  $36,420.80 

Posting Closing Date: 10/24/2024 

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Requisition #837882

SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Ardie R. Copa’s State Veterans' Nursing Home

Port Saint Lucie, Saint Lucie County, FL.

Annual Non-Negotiable Salary:  $36,420.80

Paid Bi-Weekly

 

Position is Overtime Eligible!

 Shifts Available:

11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. (30-Minute Beak) 

 

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served U.S.  We are seeking motivated and dynamic individuals to join our team. Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan. Health, vision, dental, disability, and other supplemental insurance are available at reasonable premium rates. Paid vacation and sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and one (1) personal day. Tuition waiver available for State Universities and Community Colleges (up to six (6) credits per semester).  

**Education and employment history must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application. **

 **Other CNA vacant and OPS (Temporary) positions 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 willing and able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must possess a valid Certified Nursing Assistant license in Florida.
• 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 employment screening process to include, but not limited to, a national background investigation and drug test.‎

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in a 120-bed skilled long-term care nursing facility.
• Possess a current CPR card.
• High School Diploma or GED. 

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The incumbent is responsible for providing 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; assistance with meals, nourishments and/or transportation to meal service areas, and mobility.
• Follow facility established policies and procedures when providing all care and dining room protocol.
• Routinely observe, identify, and report resident concerns/needs to supervisor.
• Provide escort to resident appointments when required.
• Complete assignments timely, completely, and accurately.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner.
• Perform restorative nursing measures as outlined in the care plan.
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