2nd Shift Nurse Aide (CNA)
About The Position
The Nurse Aide (CNA) works directly with patients at Southern Virginia Mental Health Institute, a 72-bed Joint Commission-accredited state mental health facility in Danville, Virginia. The position supports patients in achieving therapeutic goals through activities of daily living, responds to their concerns, encourages participation in activities, intervenes in behavioral problems and crisis situations, and helps patients develop awareness and coping skills for realities of judicial controls when required. Patients may become verbally or physically aggressive, so the Nurse Aide must understand and use the least restrictive interventions available under hospital policy and avoid seclusion and restraint whenever possible. The role requires distinguishing appropriate from inappropriate client behavior through observation and conversation, interacting therapeutically with patients, and monitoring and reporting changes in medical and psychiatric status. It also requires lifting objects over 50 pounds and walking or standing for at least 75% of each shift. The position works second shift on a rotating schedule: two 12-hour shifts from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and two 8-hour shifts from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with a 30-minute meal break. Some holidays are worked on a rotating basis, as well as every other weekend. Second-shift differentials are $2.50 per hour on weekdays and $3.00 per hour on weekends and weekday holidays. The selected candidate must complete a fingerprint-based criminal history check, drug screen, and reference checks. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for infection prevention or outbreak management. The facility uses Form I-9 and E-Verify to verify employment eligibility and is smoke- and vape-free in its buildings and on its grounds.
Requirements
- Be licensed and in good standing as a Nurse Aide in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and maintain a valid license in good standing throughout employment.
- Have basic computer skills; training will be provided for documentation in an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- Hold a valid driver’s license and maintain its validity throughout employment.
- Be able to follow written and verbal directions.
- Have the physical and mental ability to participate in patient treatment and behavior management, including manual tasks, walking, sitting, standing, lifting, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning, writing, and mathematical calculations.
- Be able to lift objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
- Be able to walk and/or stand for at least 75% of the shift.
- Be able to work some rotating holidays and every other weekend.
- Successfully complete the required fingerprint-based criminal history check, drug screen, and reference checks.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED.
- Experience in a psychiatric or healthcare facility, acute care, long-term care, or correctional setting.
- Veteran status or National Service experience.
- Bilingual fluency in Spanish and English.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with patients to support therapeutic goals through activities of daily living.
- Attend to patients’ problems and concerns and encourage participation in activities.
- Provide intervention for behavioral problems and crisis situations.
- Promote patients’ awareness and coping skills to deal with realities of judicial controls when required.
- Use the least restrictive interventions available under hospital policy and avoid seclusion and restraint whenever possible.
- Distinguish appropriate from inappropriate client behavior through observing, conversing, and listening.
- Interact with patients in a therapeutic manner.
- Monitor and report changes in patients’ medical and psychiatric status.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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