SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT -ACTV - 50556057

State of Florida • Orlando, FL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Certified Nursing Assistant (SCNA) / Activities position is based at the Alwyn C. Cashe State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Orlando, Florida. The incumbent is assigned primarily to Activities, but is expected to work on a resident unit when nursing assistance is needed. The role ensures residents’ Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), daily assignments, and an ongoing activities program are completed during the shift in accordance with comprehensive assessments, while identifying and addressing residents’ needs. The position reports directly to the Activities Director (Life Enrichment Program Manager).

The incumbent helps develop and implement activities that support or maintain residents’ physical, mental, and social well-being, and develops individualized activities plans with the interdisciplinary team. The role includes documenting plans and care in residents’ medical records, conducting initial interviews with new residents, entering resident data, and performing the Activities Director’s duties when that director is unavailable. The incumbent maintains activity spaces, requests program equipment and supplies, and promotes resident safety during individual and group activities.

When needed, the incumbent provides nursing assistance with residents’ ADLs, restorative nursing measures, simple nursing procedures, appointments, and other resident needs. The role requires timely and accurate completion of assignments and documentation, observation and reporting of resident concerns, adherence to nursing-service, safety, infection-control, and residents’ rights policies, and cooperative interaction with residents, representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary providers. The position also includes attending assigned in-service programs and facility meetings and performing other related duties as assigned.

The position is in Florida’s Career Service system. Annual starting salary is $37,420.76, paid biweekly. Other vacant Senior Certified Nursing Assistant/Activities positions and OPS temporary positions may also be filled from this advertisement within six months of the closing date.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the state of Florida.
• Willingness and ability to work some weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Willingness and ability to drive a 15-passenger facility van.
• Valid Florida driver’s license.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good computer skills.
• Current CPR card.
• Successful completion of employment screening, including a national background investigation and drug test.
• Education and employment history must be verifiable; applicants should attach credentials claimed, such as degrees and certifications.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a long-term care environment with a geriatric population in an activities department.
• One year of experience working with therapeutic programs and activities.
• Experience writing care plans and progress notes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with developing and implementing a varied activities program to improve or maintain residents’ physical, mental, and social well-being.
• Assist with developing an activities plan for each resident in accordance with the interdisciplinary team process.
• Document residents’ activities plans in their medical records and conduct initial interviews with new residents, entering resident data into the medical record.
• Perform the Activities Director’s duties when the director is unavailable.
• Maintain activity spaces, request program equipment and supplies, and ensure resident safety during individual and group activities.
• Provide assistance with residents’ Activities of Daily Living when needed, including oral hygiene, bathing, dressing, grooming, hair and nail care, shaving, toileting, meals, nourishment, transportation to meal service areas, and mobility.
• Routinely observe residents and identify and report concerns or needs to a supervisor.
• Escort residents to appointments when required.
• Complete assignments timely, completely, and accurately, and accept assigned duties cooperatively.
• Perform restorative nursing measures and simple nursing measures, including applying splints and positioning devices, making beds, changing linens, taking vital signs and weights, and recording intake and output.
• Document nursing care and treatment provided and residents’ responses or lack of response to care.
• Review care plans and provide nursing care as outlined; participate in developing individualized plans of care for assigned residents.
• Respond to residents’ requests and needs, ensure call lights are within reach, and answer call lights promptly.
• Follow facility safety and infection-control policies and procedures, nursing-service policies and procedures, and residents’ rights policies.
• Complete required documentation and maintain resident confidentiality.
• Work cooperatively with residents, residents’ representatives, facility staff, physicians, consultants, and ancillary service providers.
• Attend assigned in-service programs and classes, complete assignments, and participate in interdisciplinary team and other facility meetings as assigned.
• Perform other related duties as assigned in an effective, timely, and professional manner.

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 one personal day.
• Tuition waiver for State Universities and Community Colleges, up to six credits per semester.

What This Job Offers

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