Nursing Assistants/Med Aides (CNA) - Bellevue ***$2,000 HIRING BONUS***

Company: State of Nebraska
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Nursing Assistants/Med Aides (CNA) - Bellevue $2,000 HIRING BONUS
Salary
See Position Description
Location
Bellevue-Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home, NE
Job Type
PERM FULL TIME
Department
Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs
Job Number
202307973
Closing
3/31/2023 11:59 PM Central

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  STARTING WAGES! $21.807-28.098/hr plus shift differential! Hiring rate based on years of verifiable service.
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    Shift differential of $1-$1.75
    
    
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    Up to $2,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!!
    
    
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    $200 monthly bonus for commutes of 30 miles or more!
    
    
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    No COVID vaccine mandate!
    
    
    JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Conditions apply.
    Do you have a passion for taking care of others? Are you a dynamic C.N.A. who is eager to work in a fast-paced environment? If you answered "YES!" then we just may be the team for you! The Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home is looking for C.N.A.'s to join our nursing team to assist in the care of our Veterans. We pride ourselves in providing high quality care to America's Heroes! We offer a tremendous benefits package as well as tuition reimbursement/loan forgiveness and various other government discount programs.
    Examples of Work
    Teammates will assist with personal hygiene care for members, including but not limited to, toileting, bathing, dressing, shampooing, shaving, hair combing or brushing, and tooth brushing. Feeds members or assists feeding members to themselves. Answers member's call signals; responds to basic care needs and requests. Provides general nursing care of members. Lifts or transfers members from one position to another manually or with mechanical lifts. Turns and repositions members to prevent wounds from developing. Completes paperwork regarding the charting of member care and treatment such as recording vital signs, appetite observations, and member transfers.
    Qualifications / Requirements
    REQUIREMENTS: Be at least 18 years of age, completed a state approved 76 hour nurse aide training course and competency evaluation program, and be listed on the Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry.
    OTHER: Applicants must possess a valid driver's license or the ability to provide independent authorized transportation. A pre-employment background check and drug screen are also required. Hired candidates must successfully complete the Medication Aide course and be listed on the Medication Aide registry within first year of employment.
    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
    Knowledge of: principles and processes for providing customer and personal services; Nebraska Medication Aide Act, medication administration and adverse medication reactions; regulations governing nursing assistants; practices and principles of providing basic nursing assistance; infection control practices; HIPPA regulations; abuse and neglect identification and prevention; safety principles; privacy and dignity principles.
    Skill in: providing basic nursing assistance, administering medications; developing positive relationships with others.
    Ability to: recognize adverse medication reactions and take appropriate action; follow oral and written instructions in exact detail; lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally and push/pull occasionally up to 75 lbs. on a daily basis; frequently bend at the waist and neck and frequently twist at the waist and walk or stand up to 90% of the shift; interact with members and others in a positive manner and be flexible to meet changing demands of the job; lift, turn and/or repositions members as needed.

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