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Nurse's Aide (Office/On-Site)

Company

State of Connecticut - Department of Veterans Affairs
Address , Rocky Hill, 06067
Employment type PART_TIME
Salary $24.50 - $33.21 an hour
Expires 2023-09-07
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description
If you are looking for your next step in health care and are searching for a chance to help our State's veterans, then read below and apply today!

WHO WE ARE
For over 140 years, the State of Connecticut, Department of Veterans Affairs (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 POSITION
We are seeking multiple individuals for the position of part-time Nurse's Aide to help support our agency. These positions are assigned to the skilled nursing facility located at 287 West Street, Rocky Hill, CT. They are part-time (24 Hours per week) and first shift (6:45am to 3:15pm, including every other weekend and holidays).

In this role, you will discover the opportunity to:
  • Provide support to a division that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve;
  • 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;
MORE ABOUT US
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:
  • Residential Facility: offers temporary, supportive living with programming designed to return Connecticut Veterans to independent living in the community;
  • 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.
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 Physicians and an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 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.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
  • Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
  • Professional growth and development opportunities.
  • A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings.
  • The opportunity to 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.
  • A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.
Please note, these wonderful benefits are pro-rated for part time employees.

Selection Plan

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

To Apply:
  • In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
  • This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
  • 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 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.
  • 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].
Important Next Step Information for 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.
  • 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.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
  • 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.
Connect With Us:
  • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
  • Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Pamela Rochette via email at [email protected].

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

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

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable interpersonal skills;
  • Learn safety and fire procedures.
  • Work with basic principles of nursing including infection control practices;
  • 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.

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 working in a Skilled Nursing Facility. Experience caring for patients with dementia. Experience documenting care utilizing an Electronic Medical Record system. Experience caring for Veteran patients. Experience working with clients/patients with behavioral health issues.

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.