SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - 50009119

Requisition No: 853040 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT - 50009119

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50009119 

Salary:  $36,420.80 

Posting Closing Date: 11/01/2025 

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Requisition #853040  
SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans' Nursing Home
Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Florida
Annual Salary (non-negotiable):  $35,420.80
Paid Bi-Weekly:  $1,400.80
Position is Overtime Eligible. 
May be eligible for shift differential.
 
The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served 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!
•    The average CNA to patient ratio is 1 to 7.
•    The average Nurse to patient ratio is 1 to 20.
•    Excellent patient care resources and time allotment
•    Ceiling lift system in every patient room and their bathroom
•    Ample Supplies and PPE equipment
•    State of the art smoke free facility
•    On-site Pharmacy
 
*Position for Senior Certified Nursing Assistant (SCNA) includes a sign-on bonus of $1,000.00, which will be paid out over a one-year period at 6-month intervals.  Any employee leaving employment with the agency or moving to OPS prior to that timeframe will forfeit any additional bonus reimbursement. Returning employees must have left the Department for a period of 12 months or more to be ‎eligible for the sign-on bonus.
 
**OPS SCNA Weekend Warrior program available at the rate of $19.06/hour.  The eligible shifts are weekdays Monday to Friday, 3PM to 11PM or 11PM to 7AM, and all shifts on Saturday and Sunday.  You must work at least one shift a pay period.  Does not have benefits.
 
Excellent retirement package and deferred compensation plan.  Health, vision, dental, disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates.  Paid vacation and sick leave.  Nine (9) paid holidays and personal day.  Tuition waiver available for State Universities and Community Colleges (up to 6 credits per semester), and so much more.
 
Education and employment history must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application. 
 
This is a continuous advertisement for a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant.  Multiple positions, varied shifts, and OPS (Temporary) candidates will be selected from advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date.
 
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
•    Must be able to communicate effectively in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
•    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 includes weekends and holidays.
•    Must have basic computer skills. 
•    Successful completion of the due diligence process to include, but not limited to, a Level II background check and drug test.
 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
•    Experience working as a CNA in a 120-bed skilled long-term care nursing facility.
•    Possess a valid certification in CPR/BLS.
•    High School Diploma or GED.
 
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
•    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; assistance with meals, nourishments and transportation to meal service areas, and mobility.
•    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.
•    Perform simple nursing measures such as, but not limited to, applying splints, and positioning devices, making occupied and unoccupied beds, changing linens, etc.
•    Measure and record vital signs as assigned. Measure and record intake and output according to the care plan. Observe, monitor, and report symptoms of potential skin breakdown and/or pressure ulcers to primary nurse.
•    Use appropriate technique for mechanical lifts, transferring, turning, and positioning, range of motion exercises recognizing change