Certified Nursing Assistant

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent in this position will provide nursing services including, but not limited to direct care, assessments, and facilitating health care services to residents. In addition, regular contact with individuals, families, nursing staff, physicians, and other departments as required. The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) seeks to increase the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offering a recruitment incentive to eligible candidates in accordance with the DHSS Recruitment and Referral Incentive Program. This program provides incentives for new employees to the State of DE. Recruitment incentives will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire and will begin after the first quarter of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DHSS. Referral bonuses are available to current DHSS employees who refer new hires to the state. Referral bonuses will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant. This program is administered by the Department of Health and Social Services and may be terminated by the State at any time.

Requirements

Possession of a Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant.

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.