Nurse Aide - SCI Waymart

Are looking for a challenging career where you have the opportunity to make a significant difference in a unique and diverse population? If so, look no further! The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is looking for dedicated and compassionate Nurse Aides to join our team. In this role, you will help implement individualized care plans for inmates at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Waymart. If you are ready for a rewarding career in healthcare, we encourage you to apply today to become an essential part of our department!

As a Nurse Aide, your duties include providing care in the following areas: skilled care, personal care, outpatient, and general population. Work includes completing basic nursing skills and procedures to maintain optimum inmate health while providing quality care. Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for collecting specimens such as urine, feces, and sputum. While demonstrating compassion and respect, you will assist inmates with daily living activities and hygiene tasks to ensure basic physical care needs are met. This position gives you the opportunity to participate in life skills programming and perform emergency procedures when necessary. This includes following nursing care plan orders; providing care and interventions consistent with inmate's needs; documenting on assigned aspects of nursing care plan; performing CPR and obstructed airway; as well as participating in emergency response drills as assigned.

If you have the required skills and are looking to start a rewarding career in the medical field, the Department of Corrections wants you to join our dynamic team of medical professionals!

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week, 8-hour shifts, rotating days off, 5-day work week, with a 30 minute lunch.
• The Department of Corrections is staffed by three work shifts that cover the facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
  • 1st shift (6:00 AM to 2:30 PM)
  • 2nd shift (2:00 PM to 10:30 PM)
  • 3rd shift (10:00 PM to 6:30 AM)
  • Note: Work schedules are to be determined at the time of hire.

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.

Special Requirement:

• 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 Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirement:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

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.

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.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

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.