Certified Nursing Assistant (Night Shift --11pm - 7:30am)
About The Position
The Certified Nursing Assistant supports and assists nursing staff in promoting safety and delivering quality direct care to residents at the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation. The role identifies and responds to residents’ immediate personal needs, communicates and interacts with residents throughout daily shifts, and assists professional staff with therapeutic activities in a psychosocial treatment environment. The CNA supports residents’ recovery by following their individualized treatment plans. The position requires a Virginia State Board license to practice as a Nursing Aid. Work may involve shift work, overtime as required, extended periods of walking or standing, bending and lifting, moving patients with mechanical devices, and possible exposure to aggressive residents.
Requirements
- State Board license to practice as a Nursing Aid in Virginia.
- Knowledge of general health practices for the geriatric-age population and safety practices.
- Skills in techniques for assisting patients with activities of daily living and personal care.
- Verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work with people as part of a team.
- Ability to work in a stressful environment.
- Ability to understand and follow written policies and procedures.
- Ability to walk and/or stand for up to 8 hours or more, bend and lift, work shift schedules, and work overtime hours or shifts as required.
- May be exposed to aggressive residents.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a healthcare facility, acute care, or long-term care.
- Experience in a psychiatric, healthcare, acute care, long-term care, or correctional setting.
Responsibilities
- Support and assist nursing staff in promoting resident safety and delivering quality direct care.
- Identify and respond to residents’ immediate personal needs.
- Communicate and interact with residents throughout daily shifts.
- Assist professional staff in providing therapeutic activities in a psychosocial treatment environment.
- Support residents’ recovery by following individualized treatment plans.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living and personal care.
- Move patients with the aid of mechanical devices.
Benefits
- Choice of health plan
- Paid life insurance
- Retirement plans
- Discounts
- Employee referral programs
- 12 paid holidays
- Annual leave
- Family personal leave
- Sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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