Nursing Assistant Certified (CNA) (NY HELPS) - Multiple

New York State Department of Health; Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday & Paid Time Off

Pension from NYS Employees' Retirement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Shift & Geographic pay differentials

Affordable Health Care options

Family dental and vision benefits

NYS Deferred Compensation plan

529/ABLE College Savings Programs

Job summary

New York State Department of Health is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide skilled care for Veterans in the Home, including bathing, feeding, hygiene and transfers. Responsibilities include ostomy care, ROM, fluid intake tracking, and supporting treatments.

Evening shifts are available with alternate weekends off. Competitive salary with geographic pay differentials and a strong benefits package are included.

Qualifications

• Current New York Certification as a Nursing Assistant.
• Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health St. Albans' employees with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Nursing Assistant Certified, Grade 8.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a Long-Term Care Facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled care to the Veterans who reside at the Home, including bathing, dressing, feeding, hygiene and transfers.
• Assist with ostomy care, ROM maintenance to prevent contractures, and report abnormal signs and symptoms.
• Measure and record fluid intake; assist health care team in treatments and observations.
• May accompany residents to outside appointments.

Skills

Patient care

Education

Current New York Certification as a Nursing Assistant

Job description

Duties Description

Provide skilled care to the Veterans who reside at the Home, such as but not limited to: bathing, dressing, feeding, general hygiene, transfer of residents, care of ostomies, colostomy & ileostomy, maintenance of individual range of motion to prevent contractures, recognition and reporting of abnormal signs and symptoms of common conditions/diseases, measurement and recording of fluid intake, and assistance to the health care team in treatments and observations, along with all aspects of daily living care. May accompany the transport of residents to outside appointments.

Description

Provide skilled care to the Veterans who reside at the Home, such as but not limited to: bathing, dressing, feeding, general hygiene, transfer of residents, care of ostomies, colostomy & ileostomy, maintenance of individual range of motion to prevent contractures, recognition and reporting of abnormal signs and symptoms of common conditions/diseases, measurement and recording of fluid intake, and assistance to the health care team in treatments and observations, along with all aspects of daily living care. May accompany the transport of residents to outside appointments.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Current New York Certification as a Nursing Assistant.

Reassignment: Current New York State Department of Health St. Albans' employees with permanent or contingent permanent status as a Nursing Assistant Certified, Grade 8.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a Long-Term Care Facility.

Additional Comments

Evening shifts are available with alternate weekends off.

Multiple permanent, competitive full-time appointments.

Posted salary range ($55,735 - $59,743) includes statutory hiring rate at step 4 and job rate for grade 8, plus a geographic pay differential of $6,000 in addition to $4,000 of Downstate Adjustment.

If applicable, the inconvenience pay program of $575 per year will be paid to employees who work four (4) hours or more between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Hours worked between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on an overtime basis are not included for Inconvenience Pay.

This position is part of the NYS HELPS program. No examination is required.

We offer a work-life balance and a generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees' Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more...

The NYS Department of Health is committed to making New York a safer, healthier, and more equitable place to live. Understanding health equity, social determinants of health and health disparities is critical to accomplish our goal of eliminating health disparities. For more information on the NYS Department of Health’s Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Plan, please visit: https://health.ny.gov/commissioner/index.htm

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact by phone [phone] or email [e-mail] to make a request.

NYS Department of Health does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

For new State employees appointed to graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts.