Certified Nursing Assistant

Recruitment Incentives

$10,000 recruitment incentive for Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Nurse Consultants, Nursing Supervisors, Compliance Nurses.

$7,500 recruitment incentive for Licensed Practical Nurse.

$5,000 recruitment incentive for Certified Nursing Assistant.

Referral bonus of $1,000 for current DHSS employees who refer new hires for the above classifications. Bonuses will be paid in quarterly installments over the first year of hire.

Recruitment bonuses are paid in quarterly installments after the first quarter and require a two‑year commitment to DHSS.

• 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.

Selective Requirement:
Must possess a valid, non‑suspended driver’s license.

Job Requirements for Certified Nursing Assistant:

• Possession of Delaware certification as a Nursing Assistant.

• All new hires must attend Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) at a designated location on their first day of employment.
• Background check and pre‑employment drug testing are required. A 2‑Step TB/PPD test is administered on the first day at the facility.
• Position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. All new hires must be legally authorized to work in the United States and will undergo E‑Verify.
• DHSS does not provide employment‑based sponsorship.

Comprehensive benefit package available at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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The 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.