DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Direct Care & Treatment Services
Forensic Services
AFSCME Council No. 5 (AFSCME)
Work schedules for this position will include weekends. This is a great opportunity to earn your Certification as a Nursing Assistant! Be reimbursed for the cost of the certification and get started in a career you will love all at the same time! No prior healthcare experience is necessary - we provide all the training you need to succeed. Do not miss out on this exciting opportunity to start a career as a Human Services Support Specialist (Certified Nursing Assistant) today! Our Certified Nursing Assistant training program is free of charge to employee's hired at the Forensics Nursing Home as a Human Support Services Specialist. This free training will provide you with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to excel. You'll learn everything from basic nursing skills to patient communication, all while working alongside experienced professionals. As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, the CNA provides direct care, treatment, support, and leisure activities to residents of the Forensic Nursing Home. Day-to-day responsibilities of this position include: • Providing care to residents in accordance with the plan of care and under the direction of a licensed nurse while maintaining a therapeutic working relationship with residents. • Directly supporting residents as necessary including assisting in meal preparation, laundry, housekeeping, and personal care activities, emergency intervention and providing general resident supervision. • Addressing crisis situations that present a risk to the health and safety of residents (e.g., CPR, first aid, emergency physical intervention). • Using non-physical intervention strategies (e.g., negotiation, active listening, redirection) whenever possible to address behavioral crisis and potential behavioral crisis. • Maintaining a clean safe working environment. • Transporting residents, if needed. The CNA observes, interprets and documents resident responses to their care plans; and provides direct care services and support to residents to ensure they are well fed, cared for, in good health, and included in decisions, as appropriate. The CNA uses nonphysical intervention strategies, such as negotiation, redirection, etc., to control and diffuse aggressive/ violent/ inappropriate behavior. The CNA has knowledge of developmental disabilities and mental illness sufficient to assist with the design and implementation of individual treatment plans and has skills in human relations sufficient to establish rapport with residents, their families and service providers.
Available from local HR office
Those crossing Appointing Authorities may be required to successfully complete a physical assessment form, provide education documentation (high school diploma, GED, college transcript, or college degree) and provide documented proof of freedom from tuberculosis completed within the last year.