Certified Nursing Assistant

Introduction

Nurses Make a Difference!\r\nNow offering Recruitment\r\nand Referral Incentives at the Delaware Department of Health and Social\r\nServices (DHSS)!\r\n$10,000.00 recruitment\r\nincentive for:\r\nRegistered Nurses\r\nAdvanced Practice Nurses\r\nNurse Consultants\r\nNursing Supervisors\r\nCompliance Nurses�\r\n\r\n$7,500.00 recruitment\r\nincentive for Licensed Practical Nurse\r\n$5,000.00 recruitment\r\nincentive for Certified Nurse’s Assistant�\r\nReferral bonuses of $1,000\r\nare available to referring DHSS employees.\r\nYou must be a new employee\r\nto the State of DE to be eligible for this program.\r\n�The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) seeks to\r\nincrease the number of applicants for clinical nursing positions by offering a\r\nrecruitment incentive to eligible Advanced Practice Nurse, Nurse Consultant,\r\nNursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical\r\nNurse, and Certified Nursing Assistant candidates in accordance with the DHSS\r\nRecruitment and Referral�Incentive Program.\r\n� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � The program provides\r\nincentives as follows:\r\nRecruitment incentives will be paid in quarterly installments over the\r\nfirst year of hire and will begin after the first quarter of employment. New\r\nemployees accepting this recruitment bonus must commit to two consecutive years\r\nof employment with DHSS.� You must be a new employee to the state to be\r\neligible for this incentive.\r\nReferral bonuses of $1,000 are available to current DHSS employees who\r\nrefer new hires to the state in the following classifications: Advanced\r\nPractice Nurse, Nurse Consultant, Nursing Supervisor, Compliance Nurse,\r\nRegistered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and Certified Nursing\r\nAssistant.�Referral bonuses of $1,000 will be paid in quarterly\r\ninstallments over the first year of hire of the referred applicant.\r\n�\r\nNOTE: This program is administered by the Department of Health and Social\r\nServices. The program may be terminated by the State at any time.\r\n\r\n�\r\n

Summary Statement

This is nursing/therapeutic support work implementing treatment plans developed by professional staff.�Work typically involves caring for one or more clients/patients/residents experiencing acute or chronic disabilities including one or multiple physical, mental, developmental disorders.\r\n

Essential Functions

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.\r\n\r\n Provides mentoring/orientation for newly hired/less experienced staff ensuring assignments are completed.\r\n Leads individual/group therapeutic processes/discussions involving reality orientation, sensory stimulation, range of motion exercise, and application of splints/braces.\r\n Participates on interdisciplinary care team providing information about the individual's overall physical condition, abilities, and behavioral characteristics.\r\n Ensures aseptic integrity of feeding, catheter, and respiratory tubes/devices while assisting individual with personal hygiene.\r\n Monitors/records temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, nutritional intake/output. Alerts professional staff to significant physical/behavioral changes/irregularities.\r\n Provides oral/written description of individual's physical/behavioral change.\r\n 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.\r\n Escorts/is responsible for individuals' traveling to social/recreational activities and medical appointments on/off campus.\r\n Applies appropriate interventions to prevent or de-escalate inappropriate behaviors.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Certified Nursing Assistant\r\nApplicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:\r\n\r\n Possession of a Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Additional Posting Information

This posting may be closed on or before 12/10/2026 upon filling the vacant position(s).\r\n

Conditions of Hire

Pre-employment Drug Testing: Upon a conditional offer, you\r\nmust undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.\r\nCriminal background check:\r\nA satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of\r\nhire.� The recruiting agency may require\r\nthe applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the\r\nconditional offer of hire.\r\nThis position is a classification organized under an\r\nexclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected\r\nby employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other\r\napplicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29,\r\nChapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16.\r\nThis position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on\r\nits individual terms.\r\nApplicants must be legally authorized to work in the United\r\nStates. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the\r\nfederal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are\r\nauthorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our Job Seeker\r\nResources.\r\nDHSS does not provide employment-based sponsorship.\r\nUpon a conditional offer, the applicant must undergo a\r\npre-employment base line two step tuberculin skin test (TST) as part of the\r\nhiring process.\r\n\r\nAll new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.\r\n

Benefits

\r\nTo learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/\r\n

Selection Process

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position.� It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties.� For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content.�� Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.\r\nOnce you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email.� Please keep your contact information current.� You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the “My Applications” tab at�StateJobs.Delaware.gov.\r\n

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. Individuals who use TDD may request auxiliary aid or service by calling (800) 232-5470 or by visiting delawarerelay.com. If you need assistance with an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or general applicant support, you may call (302) 739-5458 or email jobs@delaware.gov.\r\nThe State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. \r\n