SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT Job Listing at MyFlorida in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL

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50950132-51379039-20121214140001 Agency Name: Veterans' Affairs
Description:

Working Title: SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Broadband/Class Code: 31-1011-01
Position Number: 50950132
Annual Salary Range: $866.40 Biweekly
Announcement Type: Open Competitive
City: SAINT AUGUSTINE
Facility: Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans' Nursing Home
Pay Grade/ Pay Band: BB002
Closing Date: 5/24/2013

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on our E-Verify website.

Sr. Certified Nursing Assistant: Shift Available 10:45 pm - 7:15 am, will work 40 Hours per week and work 3 weekends monthly and holidays.

Prefer Long Term care experience and must have a current up-to-date Certified Nursing Assistant license.

Incumbent is responsible to provide direct nursing care to residents on an assigned unit for the Veterans Nursing Home of Florida, St. Augustine and maintain a valid Florida Nursing Assistant certificate, basic computer skills; ability to read and communicate in English; completed State of Florida employment application submitted through People First; pre-employment screens (fingerprints, drug test). Positions available to work 10:45 pm - 7:15 am, 40 hours per week to include working 3 weekends on and one weekend off and holidays required.

Candidates for positions within FDVA are required to undergo a Level 2 Criminal Background Screening and drug testing.

This requisition may be utilized to fill multiple/future vacancies. Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans' Nursing Home is a tobacco free campus.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or the People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, eligible veterans and spouses of veterans will receive preference in employment and are encouraged to apply. For applicants claiming Veterans' Preference, please attach supporting documentation that includes character of service (for example, DD form 214 Member Copy #4) when you apply for a vacancy. Applicants may also fax their supporting documentation to People First at 1-888-403-2110. All documentation is due by the closing date of the job announcement.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Provide 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; eating and drinking; mobility. Perform restorative Nursing measures. Perform simple Nursing measures such as but not limited to: applying binders, making occupied and unoccupied beds, changing linen, etc. Respond to resident’s requests and needs. Complete required documentation.

Certified Nursing Assistant certificate. Must have ability to perform blood pressure checks. Knowledge of long-term care specific to resident rights, quality of life, quality of care, infection controls. Ability to maintain professional etiquette when dealing with residents’ family and with staff. Ability to deal with general input and output computer functions. Knowledge of nursing assessments. Be able to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations. May be exposed to infectious diseases such as AIDS, Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Assisting and Caring for Others

Providing assistance or personal care to others.

Performing General Physical Activities

Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.

Handling and Moving Objects

Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.

Establishing and Maintaining Relationships

Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.

Documenting/Recording Information

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or electronic/magnetic recording.

Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.

Communicating With Persons Outside the Organization

Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.

Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.

Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do

Active Listening

Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate

Speaking

Talking to others to effectively convey information

Writing

Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience

Interviewing

Ability to interview clients and obtain medical history

Documenting/Recording Information

Enters, transcribes, records, stores, or maintains information

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others

Judgment and Decision Making

Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action

Problem Identification

Identifying the nature of problems

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions

Management of Personnel Resources

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job

Equipment Selection

Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including needs assessment techniques, quality service standards, alternative delivery systems, and customer satisfaction evaluation techniques

Medical Terminology

Knowledge of basic medical terminology/techniques

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE10/01/02

History: 07/01/02