Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Psychiatric Care 2025-01969

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Advance your career as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and make a meaningful impact in your community. As a key member of our CNA team at the Wyoming State Hospital, you'll provide essential support for patient care and treatment plans in a collaborative environment. This role offers an opportunity to work in a safe, respectful, and patient-centered setting where your skills and dedication will make a difference daily.

This position is eligible for a $2,000 hiring bonus. The Wyoming Department of Health offers an excellent benefits package, including medical / dental / vision / life insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays, state retirement plan, deferred compensation plan, and longevity pay. Located in Evanston, Wyoming, a charming Rocky Mountain community, you'll enjoy proximity to world-class recreation, including the renowned ski slopes of Park City, Utah, just 45 minutes away. Evanston offers abundant outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, fishing, biking, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing.

Human Resource Contact : 307-777-8926

Essential functions include monitoring patient behaviors while providing support and nursing interventions, encouraging appropriate behaviors that enhance participation in recovery, acting as a patient advocate, and assisting patients with daily planning. The role also requires documenting patient progress during hospitalization, participating in shift change reports and team meetings, assisting nurses with milieu management and work environment safety, utilizing de-escalation interventions as necessary, taking on-call on a rotation basis, floating to other units as necessary, and serving as a mentor to new Human Services Aides and Human Services Specialists.

Knowledge of de-escalation techniques and management of aggressive behaviors, ethics and maintaining professional boundaries, using a computer and Microsoft Office applications, and emergency procedures such as CPR, First Aide, and RACE are required. Knowledge of standard infection control practices is also necessary.

Physical working conditions include the ability to perform CPR, First Aide, Crisis Management, and utilize proper infection control and defensive driving practices. The role also requires the ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds or one-quarter of one's body weight with assistance.