WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? - Starting Hourly Pay: $21.63 with multiple pay increases over your first years of service
- **$2000 sign-on bonus**
- Full-time and Part-time opportunities
- Low Nurse-to-Patient ratios
- Opportunities for shift differential & overtime pay
- Shift differential pay for 2nd and 3rd shift (additional $.60 per hour)
- Tuition reimbursement & professional development
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Providing excellent direct care to our residents (e.g., bathing, grooming, restroom needs, transferring, repositioning & lifting residents, assist with feedings)
- Making beds
- Performs routine rounds to ensure residents are safe, clean & comfortable
- Observe & report and changes in symptoms, behaviors, accidents, incidents or injuries to charge nurse
- Take & record vital statistics (e.g., height, weight, temperature, pulse, respiratory, blood pressure)
- Maintain cleanliness of rooms, equipment & work areas (e.g., geri-chairs, wheelchairs, kitchenettes, utility rooms)
- Assist nursing personnel with admission, discharge & transfer of residents to & from unit (e.g., conduct inventory of resident clothing upon admission & discharge, label resident's personal items & clothing, etc.)
If you are ready for the next great step in your career......Come join us!
Helpful Tips Application Procedures: - To be considered for this position, you must apply on-line through this posting website. (We no longer accept paper applications.)
- When completing your online Application, be sure to clearly describe how you meet each minimum qualifications outlined on this job posting.
- We cannot give you credit for your qualifications, experience, education and training in the job selection process if you do not provide it in your online application.
- You can check the status of your application anytime by signing into your profile on this website.
- We will communicate with you through the email you provided in your profile and job application.
Applications must be received no later than 11:59PM of the posting deadline date listed. Applications received after 11:59PM on the deadline date will not be considered. Applications must be submitted online at . Paper applications will not be accepted or considered.
The State of Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of ADA Services. The Ohio Department of Veterans Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status and/or military status in employment or the provision of services.
NOTE: Those who are contacted for an interview should inform the Ohio Veterans Home Office of Human Resources as soon as possible if, as a result of a disability, they will need an accommodation to participate in any phase of the interview process. Such notice will not affect your eligibility to apply for this position.
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Qualifications Formal education in arithmetic that includes addition & subtraction & in reading, writing & speaking common English
vocabulary. In Department of Developmental Disabilities, must also possess a high school diploma or a certificate of high
school equivalence pursuant to Ohio Administrative Code 5123:2-3-01(F) (1) (c).
Or in positions at Veteran Services in addition to above must possess STNA certification &/or listed on Ohio Nurse Aide
Registry.
For positions that require operation of motor vehicle to transport consumers to recreational, educational &/or occupational
activities, a valid driver's license is required.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above
Unusual Working Conditions: May be required to stand for extended periods of time. May be required to lift heavy objects from time to time. May be exposed to a variety of bodily fluids and infectious diseases from residents.
May be required to work weekends and mandatory overtime. Job Skills: Direct Support/Direct Care, Customer Service, Human Services, Veteran Services, Establishing Relationships, Flexibility, Situational Awareness, Teamwork, Confidentiality