Are you committed to delivering compassionate care that enhances the quality of life for veterans each day? As a Nurse Aide with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), you will provide essential support to residents at the Southeastern Veterans' Center, helping them maintain comfort, dignity, and independence. Your attention to individual needs and dedication to high-quality care will contribute to a positive living environment. Put your compassion and service-minded approach to work in a role that truly makes a difference.
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This position provides non-professional nursing care and support services for residents at the Southeastern Veterans' Center while helping maintain a safe, comfortable, and respectful living environment. Responsibilities include assisting with daily care activities, monitoring resident conditions, maintaining records, and supporting residents throughout their stay. As a Nurse Aide, you will perform the following duties:
- Resident Care: Assist residents with bathing, grooming, toileting, transfers, mobility activities, and other daily living needs according to established care plans
- Health Monitoring: Observe resident conditions, gather vital signs and other information, report changes to nursing staff, and respond to call bells and care requests
- Meal Support: Distribute and collect meal trays, assist with feeding and nourishments, provide water, and support healthy eating routines
- Resident Assistance: Transport residents to activities and appointments, escort residents when needed, and help maintain a safe environment throughout the facility
- Documentation Tasks: Record care and services provided, maintain required forms, and ensure documentation meets regulatory and facility requirements
- Unit Support: Restock resident supplies, handle linens and waste materials, maintain orderly resident areas, and follow safety and infection control procedures
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment, 40 hours per week, consisting of four 10-hours shifts each week
- Work hours are 1st shift (5:00 AM to 3:30 PM), rotating weekends and holidays and with a 30-minute lunch.
- Overtime: As needed
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- DMVA is pleased to announce the launch of a Nursing Referral Program, promoting the hiring and retention of nursing staff at Pennsylvania’s veterans homes. Under this program, both referring employees and referred candidates may be eligible for payments of up to $4,000.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Active registration as a Nurse Aide in the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry; or
- Six months of paid experience in the care and treatment of geriatric or physically ill patients or residents.
- This position is assigned to a long-term or specialized care facility and requires active registration as a Nurse Aide in the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry.
Additional Requirement:
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
Preferred Qualifications (not required):
- Willingness and ability to work in Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Willingness and ability to work 5:00 AM to 3:30 PM with rotating days and weekends to be determined
Legal Requirements:
- A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
- This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
- Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
How to Apply:
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
Veterans:
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.