Certified Nursing Assistant

Introduction

Make a Difference!

Now offering Recruitment andReferral Incentives at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services(DHSS)!

$10,000.00 recruitmentincentive for

• RegisteredNurses
• AdvancedPractice Nurses
• NurseConsultants
• NursingSupervisors
• ComplianceNurses

$7,500.00 recruitment incentivefor Licensed Practical Nurse

$5,000.00 recruitment incentivefor Certified Nurse’s Assistant

Referral bonuses of $1,000 areavailable to referring DHSS employees.

You must be a new employee tothe State of DE to be eligible for this program.

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) seeksto increase the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offeringa recruitment incentive to eligible Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant,Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed PracticalNurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant candidates in accordance with the DHSSRecruitment and Referral

Incentive Program.

The program provides incentivesas follows :

Recruitment incentives will bepaid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire and will begin afterthe first quarter of employment.

New employees accepting this recruitment bonusmust commit to two consecutive years of employment with DHSS. You must bea new employee to the state to be eligible for this incentive.

Referral bonuses of $1,000 areavailable to current DHSS employees who refer new hires to the state in thefollowing classifications : Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, NursingSupervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, andCertified Nursing Assistant.

Referral bonuses of $1,000 will be paid inquarterly installments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant.

NOTE : This program isadministered by the Department of Health and Social Services. The programmay be terminated by the State at any time.

Summary Statement

This is nursing / therapeutic support work implementing treatment plans developed by professional staff. Work typically involves caring for one or more clients / patients / residents experiencing acute or chronic disabilities including one or multiple physical, mental, developmental disorders.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class.

Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Provides mentoring / orientation for newly hired / less experienced staff ensuring assignments are completed.
• Leads individual / group therapeutic processes / discussions involving reality orientation, sensory stimulation, range of motion exercise, and application of splints / braces.
• Participates on interdisciplinary care team providing information about the individual's overall physical condition, abilities, and behavioral characteristics.
• Ensures aseptic integrity of feeding, catheter, and respiratory tubes / devices while assisting individual with personal hygiene.
• Monitors / records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, nutritional intake / output. Alerts professional staff to significant physical / behavioral changes / irregularities.
• Provides oral / written description of individual's physical / behavioral change.
• Observes client / patient / resident activities, recording / reporting unusual / hazardous behavior. Conducts periodic rounds to ensure safety / well being of clients / patients / residents.

Provides written / oral reports to describe unusual incidents.

• Escorts / is responsible for individuals' traveling to social / recreational activities and medical appointments on / off campus.
• Applies appropriate interventions to prevent or de-escalate inappropriate behaviors.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Certified Nursing Assistant

Applicants must have education, training and / or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas :

Possession of a Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant or eligibility for a Delaware certification.

Additional Posting Information

This posting may be closed on or before 01 / 05 / 2025 upon filling the vacant position(s).

Conditions of Hire

Pre-employment Drug Testing : Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testingas part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check : A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition ofhire.The recruiting agency may requirethe applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of theconditional offer of hire.

This position is a classification organized under anexclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been electedby employees as their representative for collective bargaining and otherapplicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29,Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based onits individual terms.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the UnitedStates. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide thefederal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you areauthorized to work in the U.S. Job SeekerResources.

DHSS does not provide employment-based sponsorship.

Upon a conditional offer, the applicant must undergo apre-employment base line two step tuberculin skin test (TST) as part of thehiring process.

Benefits