OPS SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT Weekend Warrior

Requisition No: 837664 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: OPS SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT Weekend Warrior

 Pay Plan: Health Care Practice

Position Number: 50601390 

Salary:  19.06 

Posting Closing Date: 10/13/2024 

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Requisition #837664 

OPS Senior Certified Nursing Assistant (Weekend Warrior Program)

FLORIDA DEPARMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Ardie R Copas State Veterans’ Nursing Home

Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, FL.

Hourly Rate: $19.06

Paid Bi-Weekly

 

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 Weekend Warrior Program.

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

  **Multiple OPS (Temporary) positions and shifts may be filled from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date. **

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have current Florida Certified Nursing Assistant License.
• Must be willing and able to only work evening, night, or weekend shifts.
• Must be willing and able to work at least one shift per pay period unless otherwise approved by the Director of Nursing.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• 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.

• High school diploma or GED.

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This is an OPS SCNA Weekend Warrior position, responsible for providing 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. 

• Respond promptly and courteously when answering call lights.
• Observe, identify, and report resident concerns or needs to the shift supervisor.
• Complete assignments timely, completely, accurately and in a cooperative manner.
• 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.
• Work cooperatively