Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

Title: Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

Hiring Range: $35,360 - $43,680

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: Sitter-Barfoot Veterans Care

Agency Website: https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center; named for two Medal of Honor recipients – Colonel Van Barfoot and Colonel Carl Sitter – provides the gold standard in quality care for Virginia’s Veterans. This single-level facility features 200 single-occupancy rooms across four nursing units.

Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center is seeking Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) to work a schedule shift of 7:00 am – 3:30 pm, 3:00 pm-11:30 pm or 11:00 pm – 7:30 am and every other weekend. The CNA is responsible for providing direct care to residents by assisting residents with ADL’s and for maintaining the quality of services to the veteran residents.

Duties: Provides each resident the necessary care in accordance with his/her plan of care and ADL record; documenting all care appropriately. Makes rounds regularly and answer call lights promptly and responds courteously. Monitors and observes residents’ physical, mental, and emotional status and reports changes to Charge Nurse.

As a Commonwealth of Virginia employer we offer many benefits to salaried employees including:

· 14 Paid Holidays
· Health Insurance
· Life Insurance
· Paid Leave
· Retirement benefits through the Virginia Retirement System
· Tuition Reimbursement

SBVCC has free parking for all employees and Richmond City bus line accessibility.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must have a current Virginia Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) license. Applicants must also have excellent knowledge of personal care needs and activities of daily living (ADL’s); ability to carry out the responsibilities of the position; ability to read, write, and communicate effectively with others; and possess the physical ability to turn, bend and lift non-ambulatory adult patients without restrictions.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in a long term care or adult geriatric setting.

Special Instructions: 

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Current Virginia CNA license is required – candidates without a current license will not be called for an interview.

Successful completion of a Virginia State Police background check, FBI fingerprint-based criminal history check, pre-employment drug screening are required.

TB skin test conducted upon hire.

SBVCC is a healthcare organization and must comply with the federal CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care staff Vaccination Regulation; requiring all employees to be vaccinated or receive an exemption as a condition of employment. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new hires will be asked to disclose their vaccination status and present proof of vaccination during the pre-employment process. New hires who are not vaccinated for any reason or choose not to disclose their vaccination status, will need to request a medical or religious accommodation. New hires who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs will be subject to testing requirements.

Contact Information:

Name: Megane Watson

Phone: 8043718000

Email: megane.watson@dvs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.