Nursing Assistant - Georgetown, United States - State of Delaware

State of Delaware
State of Delaware
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Georgetown, United States

1 month ago

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Description

Introduction:


Summary Statement:

This position under a Nurse provides and assists with daily living skills, activities and quality care for residents with intellectual disabilities


Duties:

assisting with feeding, toileting and ambulation, visual observations, monitoring and recording vitals, implementing plans and therapeutic plans, ensuring safety and well-being, and other related duties.

Associated with this position, the State provides tuition costs for Certified Nursing Assistant schooling at an approved vendors location.


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.


  • Attends required classes including/not restricted to facility policies/procedures, nursing/therapeutic support methods, safety/security.
  • Receives handson training, observing/assisting professional and higherlevel nonprofessional nursing/therapeutic staff.
  • Monitors/records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, nutritional intake/output. Alerts professional staff to significant irregularities.
  • Observes individual activities providing oral/written report of unusual/hazardous behavior.
  • Observes/supervises individuals within facility surroundings ensuring appropriate location/security.
  • Escorts/is responsible for individuals traveling to social/recreational activities and medical appointments on/off campus.
  • Participates on interdisciplinary care team providing information about the individual's overall physical condition, abilities, and behavioral characteristics.
  • Applies appropriate interventions to prevent or deescalate inappropriate behaviors.
  • Assists individual with personal hygiene.
  • Maintains individual surroundings ensuring appropriate infection control/sanitary conditions, care/storage of linens and clothing.

Job Requirements:


JOB REQUIREMENTS for Nursing Assistant
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

  • Knowledge of nursing procedures such as monitoring or recording temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration and nutritional intake/output.
  • Knowledge of narrative report writing.

Additional Posting Information:


This posting may be closed on or before 11/11/2024 upon filling the vacant position(s).

Conditions of Hire:

Pre-employment

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

Criminal background check:
A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.

The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.


This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable 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 on its individual terms.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

For more information refer to our Job Seeker Resources.

DHSS does not provide employment-based sponsorship.


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


Benefits:


Selection Process:


Accommodations:

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce.

We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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