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Nurse's Aide (32 Hour) (Office/On-Site)

Company

State of Connecticut - Department of Veterans Affairs
Address , Rocky Hill, Ct
Employment type PART_TIME
Salary $24.50 - $33.21 an hour
Expires 2023-10-02
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description
Are you ready to challenge yourself and support our Veterans?
Apply today to make an impact as a Nurse's Aide!


THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is seeking an experienced and qualified Nurse's Aide to support our veterans and skilled nursing facility.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • POSITION NUMBER: 3262
  • SCHEDULE: Part-time, second shift, 32 hours per week, with a work schedule of 2:45pm to 11:15pm, every other weekend and holidays
  • LOCATION: Rocky Hill, CT
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
  • We offer opportunities for professional and personal growth.
  • We encourage a strong work/life balance for all state employees.
  • Work for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule;
  • We offer a competitive benefits plan that includes healthcare coverage, a retirement plan as well as paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
  • We have limitless areas for you to perform relevant and significant work.
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
  • Make a difference in the public sector;
  • Engage in a rewarding career;
  • Work together in a collaborative team environment.
  • Assist our clients so they can achieve success;
  • Provide support to a division that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve;
ABOUT US
For over 140 years, DVA has been caring for its veterans and their dependents. As a Department, we believe in "serving those who have served." This is accomplished through our: Office of Advocacy and Assistance, Residential Facility, Healthcare Center, and Cemetery and Burial Services.

The DVA has supported Connecticut Veterans and continues this tradition with Residential and Healthcare programming on our campus in Rocky Hill. There are two paths for residency at the DVA:
  • Sgt. John L. Levitow Healthcare Center: a state-of-the-art medical facility that offers long-term care for veterans with chronic, disabling conditions who require 24-hour assistance.
  • Residential Facility: offers temporary, supportive living with programming designed to return Connecticut Veterans to independent living in the community;
When you walk through the doors of the Healthcare Center (HCC), one immediately feels a sense of community, comfort, and camaraderie. The HCC stands apart from other 24-hour care centers with full time Physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on staff. Our highly trained staff is dedicated to providing compassionate care to meet the unique needs of Veteran patients, built on the foundation of integrity, honor, and respect. We pride ourselves on fostering these qualities as we honor Veteran patients for their service and encourage the innate bond between them.

Selection Plan

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
Please visit our 'Applicant Tips on How to Apply' page.

TO APPLY
  • This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
  • In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to [email protected].
AFTER YOU APPLY
  • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • NOTE: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
  • Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
CONNECT WITH US
  • Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jensine Tran at [email protected].
  • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state hospital this class is accountable for rendering bedside care to the physically or chronically ill in cases where the services of a registered or licensed practical nurse are not required.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Tests urine samples for sugar;
  • Performs related duties as required.
  • Ensures that restraints are correctly applied;
  • Takes and records temperatures, pulses and respirations;
  • Transports patients, specimens and other related patient items;
  • Observes patients and reports unusual symptoms and/or behavior;
  • May schedule patient appointments;
  • Keeps beds, bedpans and related equipment clean;
  • Collects specimens;
  • May feed, bathe and massage clients as well as respond to their general needs;
  • May process billing and/or insurance information;
  • Assists doctors and nurses in general care and well being of patients;
  • Prepares reports and correspondence including necessary forms and/or requisitions, dietary orders, death paperwork and assembly of charts;
  • May act as triage and/or receptionist for incoming patients and telephone calls;
  • May order supplies;
  • Positions, transfers, moves and lifts patients;
  • May apply or remove braces;
  • Maintains unit environment for safety of patient;

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Work with basic principles of nursing including infection control practices;
  • Learn safety and fire procedures.
  • Deal with physically and chronically ill;
  • Ability to
    • work with basic principles of nursing including infection control practices;
    • deal with physically and chronically ill;
    • learn safety and fire procedures.
  • Considerable interpersonal skills;

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Certification as a Nurse's Aide.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

One (1) year of experience in patient care in a hospital or nursing home.

NOTE: The above substitution will not apply to certain positions at the University of Connecticut Health Center - certification as a Nurse’s Aide will be required for those positions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience documenting care utilizing an Electronic Medical Record system
  • Experience working with clients/patients with behavioral health issues
  • Experience working in a skilled nursing facility
  • Experience caring for patients with dementia
  • Experience caring for Veteran patients

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift patients and perform other physically tiring work, have some exposure to communicable and/or infectious diseases and strongly disagreeable conditions and to risk of injury from assaultive patients.