Certified Nursing Assistant (Logistics)

Job Description

Nurses Make a Difference!
Now offering Recruitment and Referral Incentives at the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)!
$10,000.00 recruitment incentive for:
Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Nurses
Nurse Consultants
Nursing Supervisors
Compliance Nurses

$7,500.00 recruitment incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse
$5,000.00 recruitment incentive for Certified Nurse's Assistant

Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to referring DHSS employees.
You must be a new employee to the State of DE to be eligible for this program.

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) seeks to increase the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offering a recruitment incentive to eligible Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant candidates in accordance with the DHSS Recruitment and Referral Incentive Program.

The program provides incentives as follows:
Recruitment incentives will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire and will begin after the first quarter of employment. New employees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years of employment with DHSS. You must be a new employee to the state to be eligible for this incentive.

Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to current DHSS employees who refer new hires to the state in the following classifications: Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant. Referral bonuses of $1,000 will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant.

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

The incumbent in this position will
provide nursing services including, but not limited to, direct care,
assessments, and facilitating health care services to residents in a long-term
care facility. In addition, this CNA will have regular contact with individuals, families, nursing
staff, physicians, and other departments as needed. The incumbent will be
assigned to a Logistics team where they will be responsible for escorting and
assisting with the transport of residents to medical appointments on and off
campus, ensuring that seats and wheelchair restraints function properly. The
incumbent is expected to lift and assist disabled residents in and out of
vehicles and other facilities. The position also involves understanding and
dealing with the special needs of residents displaying disruptive behaviors.

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.