CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

New Year, New Opportunity for You! It is our honor and privilege to provide comfort and care to Ohio's heroes — wartime veterans from all across the state and all branches of service. The Ohio Veterans Homes, part of Ohio Department of Veterans Services, are trauma informed care long-term care focused on providing excellent care to Ohio’s Veterans. The Veteran Homes provide direct nursing home care at facilities in Sandusky and Georgetown as well as domiciliary living to qualified veterans in Sandusky. We aim to maintain an inclusive work environment and commit ourselves to develop talented, inclusive, and dedicated employees.

To learn more about us, visit https://dvs.ohio.gov/what-we-do/work-at-odvs

THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM WORKER (Certified Nursing Asst - CNA) -- Looking for Night Owls!

ALL THE GOOD STUFF!

• Work Hours: 3pm -11:30pm or 11pm-7:30am
• 1st Raise in 6 Months: increase to $22.96 per hour ($47,757 annually)
• Shift differential pay for 2nd & 3rd shift
• $500 bonus after 120 days and another $500 bonus after one year
• Multiple pay increases over your years of service
• Longevity increases
• Overtime opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 annually
• Potential for up to $4,000 in referral bonuses
• Incredible Medical Coverage begins the 1st of the month following your Start Date
• Free Dental & Vision After 1 Year
• Generous Benefits Package Including Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and Personal Leave
• Retirement/pension, deferred compensation, credit union benefits available
• View our full benefits package on https://careers.ohio.gov/why-work-for-state-of-ohio

What does a Therapeutic Program Worker do at the Veterans Homes?

A Therapeutic Program Worker (TPW) is a direct care worker that helps residents with daily living skills and assists them with needs. Support given to the individual will vary based on each person’s needs and capabilities.

• Assists with eating, bathing, toileting, personal hygiene, oral hygiene, dressing, grooming, communications, assist with feeding
• Transport and attends activities or programs with residents
• Complete various daily, monthly, and other required documentation
• Observe & report any changes in symptoms, behaviors, accidents, incidents or injuries to charge nurse
• Perform light housekeeping duties in the living areas
• Applies safety & infection control measures
• Assists with redirecting unsafe actions to bring about positive outcomes
• Assist nursing personnel with admission, discharge & transfer of residents

Qualifications

• Current STNA/CNA certification or listed on Ohio Nurse Aide Registry
• High school diploma or equivalent
• No experience required

Next Steps

• Ready to apply? Complete your application on Careers.Ohio.gov or copy and paste the following link: Thank you for your interest in the open position in the Georgetown Veterans Home. Please submit a State of Ohio application on the careers.ohio.gov site.
• Have questions? Visit https://dvs.ohio.gov/what-we-do/work-at-odvs and https://careers.ohio.gov/how-to-apply-faqs or call the contact staff on this posting.

Accommodations

The Ohio Department of Veterans Services is committed to providing access, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To request an accommodation, please send an email to [email protected].

Drug-Free Workplace

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $22.60 per hour

Benefits

• Caregiver leave
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Family leave
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Loan forgiveness
• Loan repayment program
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid orientation
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Travel reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

License/Certification

• CNA (Required)

Ability to Commute

• Georgetown, OH 45121 (Required)

Work Location: In person