2nd Shift Nurse Aide (CNA)

DHRM • Danville, VA

1d • Onsite

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 role supports patients in achieving therapeutic goals through activities of daily living, addresses patient problems and concerns, encourages participation in activities, intervenes in behavior problems and crises, and promotes patients’ awareness and coping skills regarding the realities of judicial controls as required.

Patients may become verbally or physically aggressive. The Nurse Aide is responsible for understanding and using the least restrictive interventions available under hospital policy and avoiding seclusion and restraint whenever possible. The position requires recognizing appropriate and inappropriate behavior through observation and communication, interacting therapeutically with patients, and monitoring and reporting changes in medical and psychiatric status.

The work schedule is second shift: two 12-hour shifts (11:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.) and two 8-hour shifts (3:00 p.m.–11:30 p.m.), with a 30-minute meal break. The position includes some holidays on a rotating basis and every other weekend. Second-shift differentials are $2.50 per hour on weekdays and $3.00 per hour on weekends and weekday holidays.

Requirements

• Be licensed and in good standing as a Nurse Aide in the Commonwealth of Virginia; the license must remain valid and in good standing throughout employment.
• Have basic computer skills; training will be provided for documentation in an Electronic Health Record.
• Have a valid driver’s license that remains valid 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.
• Work every other weekend and some holidays on a rotating basis.

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.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with patients to help achieve therapeutic goals through activities of daily living.
• Attend to patients’ problems and concerns and encourage participation in activities.
• Provide intervention for behavior problems and crisis situations.
• Promote patients’ awareness and coping skills regarding the realities of judicial controls, as required.
• Use the least restrictive interventions available under hospital policy and avoid seclusion and restraint whenever possible.
• Distinguish appropriate from inappropriate patient behavior through observing, conversing, and listening.
• Interact with patients in a therapeutic manner.
• Monitor and report changes in patients’ medical and psychiatric status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed