SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT -ACTV - 50009024
About The Position
The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs is hiring a Senior Certified Nursing Assistant for activities at the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Port Charlotte, Florida. The position pays $37,420.76 annually, paid bi-weekly, and involves various shifts with rotating weekends. Multiple positions may be filled, including temporary OPS candidates selected from the advertisement within six months of the closing date. Reporting directly to the Activities Director (Therapy Aide Supervisor), the incumbent helps develop, provide, implement, and document an ongoing activities program tailored to residents’ assessed interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being. Duties include assisting with individual activities plans and their documentation; supporting nourishment and transportation to meal service areas; maintaining a safe and adequately supplied activity space; following facility policies, safety and infection-control procedures, confidentiality requirements, and Residents’ Rights policies; attending assigned in-service classes; and completing other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant in Florida.
- Must have a valid CPR card from the American Heart Association.
- Must have a valid Florida driver’s license.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Competent computer skills.
- Successful completion of the due diligence process, including a Level II background check and drug test.
- Education and employment history must be verifiable; credentials claimed must be attached to the application.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with therapeutic recreation programs and activities.
- Experience in a long-term care environment.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Assist in developing, providing, implementing, and documenting an ongoing program of activities that meets residents’ assessed interests and physical, mental, and psychosocial needs.
- Assist in developing and implementing programs to improve or maintain residents’ physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
- Assist with developing activities plans for each resident and document those plans in the log.
- Maintain personal contact with a varying resident population and work a varied schedule that may include weekends, evenings, and holidays.
- Assist with nourishment and transportation to meal service areas, and provide snacks consistent with residents’ diet plans.
- Follow established performance standards and facility policies and procedures.
- Observe facility safety and infection-control policies and procedures and maintain resident confidentiality.
- Maintain the activity space and request equipment and supplies; ensure they are safe and adequate for individual and group activities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned in an effective, timely, and professional manner.
- Attend assigned in-service programs and complete assignments.
- Follow Residents’ Rights policies.
Benefits
- Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan.
- Health, vision, dental, disability, and other supplemental insurance available at reasonable premium rates.
- Paid vacation and sick leave.
- Nine paid holidays and a personal day.
- Tuition waivers for State Universities and Community Colleges, up to 6 credits per semester.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
