IVH-A CNA-VETERANS NURSING ASSISTANT-CERTIFIED (PART-TIME 1ST SHIFT) (UMP)

Job Requisition ID: 50331
Closing Date: 10/20/2025
​Agency: Department of Veterans' Affairs
Class Title: VETS NURSING ASSISTANT CERTIFIED - 47750 
Skill Option: UMP Credential 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: $4,227 - $5,607 per month based on hours worked; CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Part Time 
County: Union
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC009 Institutional Employees, AFSCME
Merit Comp Code: 

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

 

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Position Overview:

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to hire a Certified Nursing Assistant. This position will serve under the general supervision of the Nursing Supervisor, this position will perform nursing assistance and personal care services for individuals with physical and/or mental impairments who reside in homes operated by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to meet regulatory guidelines for DVA and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH); assistance typically includes physical care, activities of daily living, patient feeding, bathing, personal hygiene care, ambulation, transfer of residents, dressing needs; takes and records vital signs; prepares and maintains records and reports. This unique opportunity offers an exceptional benefit package to include health insurance, including eye care and dental, Deferred Compensation, life insurance, and retirement. If you desire to become a valued member of a hard-working and respected team and up for a challenge or a change in your career, please take this opportunity to apply for this rewarding and gratifying position.

Essential Functions:

• Performs nursing assistance and personal care for residents with physical and/or mental impairments adhering to State and Federal regulatory guidelines.
• Performs the following treatment measures as directed by clinical staff.
• Continually inspects and checks residents in the assigned areas to ensure comfort and safety.
• Performs routine straightening and organizing of the residents units.
• Performs effective infection control practices utilizing universal precautions in resident care.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires successful completion of an Illinois approved Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program consisting of a minimum of 120 hours of instruction which shall include at least 80 hours of theoretical instruction and 40 hours of clinical practice.
• In compliance with Section 340.1376, of the Illinois Administrative Code, requires inclusion on the Illinois Department of Public Health Nurse Aide Registry within 60 days of hire.
• Requires a health inventory and physical examination no more than 30 days prior to and no more than 30 days after the initial employment in the facility. Includes a required tuberculin test.

Conditions of Employment:

• Requires ability to pass a background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug sc