Certified Nursing Assistant

Introduction

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As a recovery coach and recovery team member, the CNA is responsible for implementing and reporting back on the goals and interventions listed in clients’ recovery plans. The CNA also conducts therapeutic activities on the unit; assists with ADLs such as bathing, dressing, feeding, weighing, and walking clients; obtains and records vital signs; monitors clients on close visual observation such as 1:1 and Q15 minute checks;

documents in charts and on forms; participates in preventing and managing psychiatric and medical emergencies; and ensures a safe and therapeutic environment on the unit by adhering to state and federal guidelines and by applying the principles of recovery and trauma‑informed care.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Provides mentoring/orientation for newly hired/less experienced staff ensuring assignments are completed.
• Leads individual/group therapeutic processes/discussions involving reality orientation, sensory stimulation, range of motion exercise, and application of splints/braces.
• Participates on interdisciplinary care team providing information about the individual's overall physical condition, abilities, and behavioral characteristics.
• Ensures aseptic integrity of feeding, catheter, and respiratory tubes/devices while assisting individual with personal hygiene.
• Monitors/records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, nutritional intake/output. Alerts professional staff to significant physical/behavioral changes/irregularities.
• Provides oral/written description of individual's physical/behavioral change.
• Observes client/patient/resident activities, recording/reporting unusual/hazardous behavior. Conducts periodic rounds to ensure safety/well‑being of clients/patients/residents. Provides written/oral reports to describe unusual incidents.
• Escorts/is responsible for individuals' traveling to social/recreational activities and medical appointments on/off campus.
• Applies appropriate interventions to prevent or de‑escalate inappropriate behaviors.

Job Requirements for Certified Nursing Assistant

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

• Possession of a Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant or eligibility for a Delaware certification.

This is a Casual/Seasonal position which is a non‑pension eligible position without healthcare and/or other benefits.

This posting may be closed on or before 6/3/2026 upon filling the vacant position(s).

All new hires are required to attend an in‑person, statewide mandatory New Employee Orientation on their first day of employment. The session will be held at a designated location in either Kent or New Castle County.

A satisfactory criminal background check is required and must be covered by the applicant, with an estimated cost of $85.00. Pre‑employment drug testing is also required. Additionally, all new hires are required to complete a 2‑Step TB/PPD test, which will be administered on their first day at the facility.

This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative…