SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT -ACTV - 50950172

Requisition No: 880116 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT -ACTV - 50950172

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50950172 

Salary:  $37,420.76 

Posting Closing Date: 07/31/2026 

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Requisition # 880116

SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT / ACTIVITIES

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans’ Nursing Home

Saint Augustine, Saint John’s County, Florida

Annual Starting Salary: $37,420.76

Paid Bi-weekly: $1,439.26

 

The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served the U.S.  We are seeking a motivated, dynamic individual to join our Team.  Our skilled nursing facility boasts a loyal team of long-term employees and a fantastic work culture.

 

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 paid holidays and a personal day.  Tuition waivers are available for State Universities and ‎Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester).‎

 

Employment history and education must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degree, certifications, etc.) to your application.

 

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

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have current licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the state of Florida.
• Must be willing and able to work some weekends and holidays as required.
• Must be willing and able to drive a 15-passenger facility van.
• Must have a valid Florida driver’s license.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have good computer skills.
• Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not limited to, a Level II background check and drug test.

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in a long-term care environment with a geriatric population in activities department.
• Current BLS CPR card.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent.

 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• The incumbent of the Senior Certified Nursing Assistant (SCNA) / Activities position will ensure that the residents ADLs, daily assignments, and an ongoing program of activities in accordance with the comprehensive assessment are completed during the shift while identifying and resolving needs. Reports directly to the Activities Director (Therapy Aide Supervisor). Assist with developing and implementing an activities program, which improves or maintains physical, mental, and social well-being with a varied work schedule that may include weekends, evenings, and holidays. This includes maintaining resident daily hygiene, nourishment, and appointments. The incumbent is responsible for providing direct nursing care to residents of the Florida State Veterans’ Nursing Home, under the supervision of a licensed nurse, in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
• Assist with developing an activity plan for each resident in accordance with the inter-disciplinary team process. Responsible for the documentation of that plan in the resident’s medical record. Responsible for initial interview with new residents and input of resident data into the medical record.
• Performing duties of the Activities Director when the Activities Director is unavailable.
• Responsible for maintaining the activity space and requesting equipment and supplies for the program and ensuring resident safety for individual and/or group activities.
• Provide the assistance, when necessary, by giving residents the following Activities of Dail