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    CNA 2 - Monroe, United States - State of Louisiana

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    The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.


    The mission of the Louisiana Veterans Homes is to primarily serve the Veterans' population of Louisiana through the provision of medical, restorative, and rehabilitative services in an atmosphere of respect and compassion.

    The primary objective of home is to provide quality nursing care to eligible veterans with the ultimate goal of returning the veterans to the highest possible levels of physical and mental capacity.


    This position is located in the Recreation Department of the Northeast LA Veterans Home in Monroe, Louisiana. This is a full-time position.


    This is non-professional nursing work involving responsibility for providing personal services to assist in the care and recovery of chronically ill, geriatric, psychiatric and/or chemically dependent patients at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home, a 156-bed long-term care facility.

    Direct supervision is received from the Therapeutic Recreational Services Specialist 3-A.

    Specific job responsibilities are as follows:
    Escorts/transports patients to examinations, clinics, recreational sites, field trips, physical therapy, voting sites, and other areas as indicated. Sorts and distributes mail to patients.

    Directs and assists in providing care to patients such as ambulating, positioning and lifting. Instructs and trains others in patient care techniques.

    Directs and assists in the feeding of patients. Inspects and cleans recreational common areas, reports deficiencies or maintenance problems.

    Measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, height, weight, intake and output and records in patient's medical record.

    Observes patient's condition and reports any changes to charge nurse. Performs specific treatments/procedures under directions of a professional nurse such as changing dressings and nasopharyngeal suctioning. Changes bandages and reinforces sterile dressings under profession direction. Assists professional staff in responding to emergency situations.

    Assists patients with registering to vote and assists handicapped patients to vote. Assists with scheduling volunteers for activities. Meets with volunteers and accepts donations.

    Performs other related duties


    **Note regarding the advertised pay range:The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.


    A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. You must describe your duties as you will not be qualified on job title alone. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

    There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.

    All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and may require additional background check(s).


    No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

    To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

    Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.


    DISQUALIFICATION:

    While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:


    Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application.

    Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.
    Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.

    For further information about this vacancy contact:
    Jamaile Burton
    Human Resources Analyst


    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
    Two years of experience in patient care. One year of experience must have been in a hospital, clinic, or 24-hour patient care facility setting.


    SUBSTITUTIONS:
    Graduation from an accredited registered or practical nursing program will substitute for all of the required experience.
    Possession of a Certified Nursing Assistant certificate will substitute for six months of the required general experience.
    Completion of a medical assistant training program will substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis.
    Graduation from an accredited Emergency Medical Technician Program will substitute for six months of the required general experience.


    NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:


    Positions at facilities receiving certain Medicaid or Medicare funds require that applicants possess a valid Certified Nursing Assistant certificate as required by federal mandate implemented in 1987.


    NOTE:
    Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university

    Function of Work:
    To perform advanced sub professional nursing duties in the care and comfort of patients.


    Level of Work:
    Advanced.


    Supervision Received:
    General from a Registered Nurse, Practical NurseLicensed, Surgical Technician, or other higher level personnel.


    Supervision Exercised:
    May act as lead worker over lower level nursing assistants or aides.


    Location of Work:
    May be used by all state agencies.


    Job Distinctions:


    Differs from Nursing Assistant 1 by the presence of responsibility for more advanced sub professional nursing support procedures and/or by the presence of lead worker responsibilities.

    Differs from Medical Assistant by the absence of a combination of clerical and sub professional nursing duties.

    Differs from Medical Specialist by the absence of responsibility for performance of specialized procedures in the care of orthopedic, urology, ophthalmology and/or speech pathology/audiology patients

    GENERAL DUTIES:


    Measures temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, head circumference, height and weight; records in patients medical record as allowed by institutional policy.

    Observes patients physical and mental conditions and reports any changes to charge nurse.

    Prepares and/or inspects ward rooms, equipment, supplies and area for cleanliness; reports deficiencies or maintenance problems.

    Performs all duties that may be performed by the unit aide and Nursing Assistant 1.

    May be required to perform restorative therapy activities.

    Accompanies residents to physician visits, clinic appointments and other outside facility activities.

    Performs lab work such as High/Hct and urine dipstick and documents results on client records and lab logs.


    Successfully completes training programs such as CPR, First Aid, infection control, infectious disease, and/or programs that maintain hospital standards such as; quality control, safety issues, and JCAHO requirements.

    Maintains any necessary certifications.

    Work may involve shift work.

    Monitors patients food intake and elimination.

    May assist with admission, transfer and discharge.

    May perform emergency housekeeping and cleaning duties such as mopping up minor spills and emptying trash.

    Maintains par levels and performs inventory.


    ADVANCED DUTIES:


    Assists physicians and nurses with various examinations and treatments, such as preparing female patients for gynecological exams, positioning patients for lumbar spinal taps, or assisting in specialized procedures such as endoscopic gastroduodenoscopy, esophageal motility, ano-rectal manometry, polypectomy, bipolar coagulation, esophageal dilatation, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and endoscopy laser therapy.


    May assist in performing specific treatments/procedures under direction of a professional nurse such as changing dressings, irrigating colostomies, tube feeding, and nasopharyngeal suctioning as allowed by institution policy.

    Changes bandages and reinforces sterile dressings under professional direction.

    May assist with the removal and application of casts and splints.

    May assist with body cavity catheterization or irrigations.


    May perform duties specific to area of responsibility such as performing visual acuity, muscle balance and color-vision performance, hearing and CLIA-waived lab tests, taking other measurements, and keeping records.


    Instructs and trains lower level staff in patient care techniques; may serve as a lead worker over nursing unit aides and nursing assistants.

    May inventory, order, and distribute supplies.


    May assist with the fitting of contact lenses and the teaching of patients in the proper procedures for insertion, removal and cleansing of lenses.

    May assist in providing medical treatment and personal care to patients in nursing home and/or private home settings.

    Prepares (preps) patients for surgery.


    Cleans medical equipment as needed following required specifications, including fragile equipment and accessories such as fiber optic endoscopes, biopsy forceps, polypectomy snares, cytology brushes, etc.

    May work with a health care multi-disciplinary team.


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