Certified Nursing Assistant

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

39d

About The Position

This is nursing/therapeutic support work implementing treatment plans developed by professional staff. Work typically involves caring for one or more clients/patients/residents experiencing acute or chronic disabilities including one or multiple physical, mental, developmental disorders.

Requirements

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:
Possession of a Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant or eligibility for a Delaware certification.
All new hires are required to attend an in-person, statewide mandatory New Employee Orientation on their first day of employment.
Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.
A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

Provides mentoring/orientation for newly hired/less experienced staff ensuring assignments are completed.
Leads individual/group therapeutic processes/discussions involving reality orientation, sensory stimulation, range of motion exercise, and application of splints/braces.
Participates on interdisciplinary care team providing information about the individual's overall physical condition, abilities, and behavioral characteristics.
Ensures aseptic integrity of feeding, catheter, and respiratory tubes/devices while assisting individual with personal hygiene.
Monitors/records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, nutritional intake/output.
Alerts professional staff to significant physical/behavioral changes/irregularities.
Provides oral/written description of individual's physical/behavioral change.
Observes client/patient/resident activities, recording/reporting unusual/hazardous behavior.
Conducts periodic rounds to ensure safety/well being of clients/patients/residents.
Provides written/oral reports to describe unusual incidents.
Escorts/is responsible for individuals' traveling to social/recreational activities and medical appointments on/off campus.
Applies appropriate interventions to prevent or de-escalate inappropriate behaviors.