Certified Nursing Assistant

Title: Certified Nursing Assistant

State Role Title: 49053

Hiring Range: $39,585 - $53,836; Salary to commensurate with experience

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Hiram Davis Medical Center

Agency Website: hwdmc.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Direct Patient Care
Provides direct care to physically ill patients with diverse emotional problems and developmental disabilities ranging in age from adolescent to geriatric. Personal hygiene duties include: bathing, changing linen and making up beds, washing and combing hair, cleaning and trimming nails, providing oral care and maintaining clean, orderly patient rooms including bedside stands, tables and wardrobes.
Routine Treatment/Tasks
Performs routine treatments to patients as assigned including, but not limited, skin care, non-sterile warm or cold compresses, enemas, and emptying Foley bags, completing intake and output and colostomy irrigation/care. Assists with patient admission, transfers or discharges (including deaths). Collects and charts specimens and cleans equipment that has been used by the patient. Follows policies and procedures related to clothing inventory, laundry, labeling and maintaining of patient clothing and belongings.
Optimizes Patients Functional Performance
Encourages patients to achieve their optimum activity level as ordered by the physician including positioning, range of motion exercises, assisting patients with walking, transferring and sitting up in the chair. Performs correct application of splint and braces, according to scheduled time, and monitors for pressure areas. Becomes competent in bedside range of motion and actively participates in restorative care activities following skills enhancements.
Patient Observation and Documentation
Take vital signs and charts on the graphic sheet and in the patient’s medical record. Observes, records and reports to supervisor changes in-patient’s signs, symptoms or condition. Documents care given, charts TPR's input and output and complete reports according to HWDMC policies and procedures.
Restorative Feeding
Assists with setting meal trays and encourages patients to eat their prescribed diets, serves between meal nourishment and documents patients to feed self, and sets best dining atmosphere for patients.
Patient Transportation & 1:1 Supervision
Transports patients within HDMC and to include special hospitalization or outpatient procedures. Provides 1:1 supervision to patients according to policy, within HDMC and to include patients on special hospitalization

Minimum Qualifications

Certified as a nursing assistant with the Virginia State Board of Nursing.


KSA's Required to Perform the Job Successfully:
Knowledge of personal care needs and activities of daily living; 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. Must be able to work required overtime and perform CPR.
Performance Management (for employees who supervise others)
Staff's expectations are clear, well communicated and relate to the goals and objectives of the department or unit; her staff receive frequent, constructive feedback and coaching, including interim evaluations as appropriate.
Staff will have the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish goals and are evaluated for competency throughout the evaluation cycle; She ensures requirements of the performance planning and evaluation system are met and evaluations are completed by established deadlines with proper documentation.
Staff will ensure performance issues are addressed and documented as they occur in accordance with the Standards of Conduct; Staff will address unsatisfactory attendance and punctuality and documents them as they occur in accordance with the Attendance Policy and the Standards of Conduct.
Staff will work to continuously improve safety in all areas and ensure that all tasks are carried out in a safe and efficient manner complying with established safety regulations; balancing quality, cost, and safety to achieve positive results; and ensures staff have completed all mandated training requirements unless documented.
Work Ethics and Personal Accountability
Staff will demonstrate respect, openness & responsiveness to the needs of others and through consistently helpful behavior & positive attitude, fosters a productive work environment that is free from controversy & hostile interpersonal relationships.
Staff will maintain. high standards of professional conduct & accountability in every aspect of job performance
and acts discreetly & confidentially in all matters requiring careful handling.
She practices and promotes open & effective communication up, down & across the organizational structure and takes responsibility for offering potential solutions when identifying problems in the work setting.
Staff will possess an attitude and behavior at work which supports and advances the facility’s vision and mission.

Additional Considerations

Working experience as a nursing assistant within the field of medical-surgical, psychiatric, rehabilitation, geriatrics or intellectually disabled preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

A fingerprint-based criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code §37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific “barrier” crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending “barrier” charges.

DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits, and continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination programs to staff, residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. Upon acceptance of a job offer, new recruits will be asked to disclose their vaccination status (and for those fully vaccinated, proof of vaccination) during the pre-employment process. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Human Resources.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, individuals with disabilities are encouraged 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 Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS, to get their Certificate of Disability. To obtain a Certificate of Disability go to: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at (804)524-7600 for assistance.

DBHDS is an equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability. Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Contact Information

Name: Hiram Davis Medical Cenete

Phone: (804)524-7437

Email: HiramHR@dbhds.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 AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.