Certified Nursing Assistant

Introduction

Make a Difference!
Now offering Recruitment and Referral Incentives at the Department of State (DOS).

• $10,000.00 Recruitment Incentive for:
• Registered Nurses
• Advanced Practice Nurses
• Nurse Consultants
• Nursing Supervisors
• Compliance Nurses
• $7,500.00 Recruitment Incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse
• $5,000.00 Recruitment Incentive for Certified Nurse’s Assistant
• Referral bonuses of $1,000 are available to referring DOS employees.
• You must be a new employee to the State of Delaware to be eligible for this program.

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.

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

• Possession of a Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant.

This posting may be closed on or before 12/16/2026 upon filling the vacant position(s).

All 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.
Pre-employment Drug Testing:
Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.
Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.
This position is a classification organized under an exclusive bargaining representative (labor organization) that has been elected by employees as their representative for collective bargaining and other applicable terms and conditions of employment, in accordance with Title 29, Chapter 59 and Title 19, Chapter 13 and 16. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement based on its individual terms.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

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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.
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