Certified Nursing Assistant
Certified Nursing Assistant
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$ 39585 - 53836
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Job Description
Title: Certified Nursing Assistant
State Role Title: 49053
Hiring Range: $39585 $53836
Pay Band: 3
Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
Location:Hiram Davis Medical Center
Agency Website:
Recruitment Type: General Public G
Job Duties
Direct Patient Care
Provides direct care to physically ill patients with diverse emotional problems and developmental disabilities ranging in age from adolescent to geriatric. Personal hygiene duties include: bathing changing linen and making up beds washing and combing hair cleaning and trimming nails providing oral care and maintaining clean orderly patient rooms including bedside stands tables and wardrobes.
Routine Treatment/Tasks
Performs routine treatments to patients as assigned including but not limited skin care nonsterile warm or cold compresses enemas and emptying Foley bags completing intake and output and colostomy irrigation/care. Assists with patient admission transfers or discharges (including deaths). Collects and charts specimens and cleans equipment that has been used by the patient. Follows policies and procedures related to clothing inventory laundry labeling and maintaining of patient clothing and belongings.
Optimizes Patients Functional Performance
Encourages patients to achieve their optimum activity level as ordered by the physician including positioning range of motion exercises assisting patients with walking transferring and sitting up in the chair. Performs correct application of splint and braces according to scheduled time and monitors for pressure areas. Becomes competent in bedside range of motion and actively participates in restorative care activities following skills enhancements.
Patient Observation and Documentation
Take vital signs and charts on the graphic sheet and in the patients medical record. Observes records and reports to supervisor changes inpatients signs symptoms or condition. Documents care given charts TPRs input and output and complete reports according to HWDMC policies and procedures.
Restorative Feeding
Assists with setting meal trays and encourages patients to eat their prescribed diets serves between meal nourishment and documents patients to feed self and sets best dining atmosphere for patients.
Patient Transportation & 1:1 Supervision
Transports patients within HDMC and to include special hospitalization or outpatient procedures. Provides 1:1 supervision to patients according to policy within HDMC and to include patients on special hospitalization
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of personal care needs and activities of daily living; ability to carry out the responsibilities of the position; ability to read write and communicate effectively with others; and possess the physical ability to turn bend and lift nonambulatory adult patients without restrictions. Must be able to work required overtime and perform CPR.
Additional Considerations
Level and type of experience:
Working experience as a nursing assistant within the field of medicalsurgical psychiatric rehabilitation
geriatrics or mental ation preferred.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
A fingerprintbased criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code 37.2314 and 37.2408.1 the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers persons who have been convicted of specific barrier crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending barrier charges.
DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID19. However facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and continue to offer COVID19 vaccination programs to staff residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated proof of vaccination) during the preemployment process. If you have any questions contact the Office of Human Resources.
Commonwealths Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. To obtain a Certificate of Disability go to: or call DARS at.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources atfor assistance.
DBHDS is an equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race sex color national origin religion age veteran status political affiliation genetics or disability. Minorities Individuals with Disabilities Veterans and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.
Contact Information
Name: Hiram Davis Medical; Center
Phone:
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
