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Requisition No: 878668 

Agency: Veterans Affairs

Working Title: SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 50333445 

Salary:  37,420.76 

Posting Closing Date: 12/26/2026 

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Requisition # 878668 

SENIOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Ardie R. Copa’s State Veterans' Nursing Home

Port Saint Lucie, Saint Lucie County, FL.

Annual Non-Negotiable Salary: $37,420.76 

Paid Bi-Weekly

Position is Overtime Eligible!

Shifts Available:

Day Shift (7:00 am - 3:30 pm 1/2-hour unpaid lunch).

Evening shift (3:00 pm - 11:30 pm 1/2-hour unpaid lunch).

Night shift (11:00 pm - 7:30 am 1/2-hour unpaid lunch).

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is an agency dedicated to serving those who served U.S.  We are seeking motivated and dynamic individuals to join our team. Excellent retirement package and optional deferred compensation plan. Health, vision, dental, disability, and other supplemental insurance are available at reasonable premium rates. Paid vacation and sick leave. Nine (9) paid holidays and one (1) personal day. Tuition waiver is available for State Universities and Community Colleges (up to six (6) credits per semester).

*Education and employment history must be verifiable.  Please attach any credentials you claim (degrees, certifications, etc.) to your application. *

**Other SCNA vacancies may be filled in from this advertisement within six (6) months of the closing date. **

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
• Must be willing and able to work independently and as part of a team.  
• Must possess a valid Certified Nursing Assistant license in Florida.
• Must be willing and able to work a schedule that is inclusive of weekends and holidays.
• Must have basic computer skills. 
• Successful completion of the employment screening process to include, but not limited to, a national background investigation and drug test.‎

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in a 120-bed skilled long-term care nursing facility.
• Possess a current CPR card.
• High School Diploma or GED. 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The incumbent is responsible for providing the assistance necessary when giving residents the following Activities of Daily Living:

• Nursing care: oral hygiene; bathing; dressing and grooming; hair and nail care; shaving; toileting; assistance with meals, nourishments and/or transportation to meal service areas, and mobility.
• Follow facility established policies and procedures when providing all care and dining room protocol.
• Routinely observe, identify, and report resident concerns/needs to supervisor.
• Provide escort to resident appointments when required.
• Complete assignments timely, completely, and accurately.
• Accept assigned duties in a cooperative manner.
• Perform restorative nursing measures as outlined in the care plan.
• Perform simple nursing measures such as, but not limited to, applying splints, and positioning devices, making occupied and unoccupied beds, changing linens, etc.
• Measure and record vital signs assigned.
• Measure and record intake and output according to the care plan.
• Observe, monitor, and report symptoms of potential skin breakdown and/or pressure ulcers to primary nurses.
• Use appropriate techniques for mechanical lifts, transferring, turning, and positioning, range of motion exercises recognizing changes that place a resident at risk for pressure ulcers and falls.
• Provide appropriate end-of-life care.
• Responding to the cognitively impaired resident or the resident with difficult behaviors including Dementia/Alzheimer’s.
• Observe conditions and report behavioral changes to primary nurse/RN Supervisor.
• Ensure that all resident safety devices are used as outlined in the care plan.
• Provide escorts for resident appointments etc. as assigned.
• Document all care given on the appropriate form and/or utilize the electronic patient care documentation system. 
• Maintain confidentiality of residents.
• Ensure efficient use of supplies and documents in the electronic inventory tracking system.
• Respond to residents’ requests and needs timely and appropriately.  
• Answer resident call lights promptly.
• Notify the nurse of any changes in the resident’s condition.
• Complete assignments from the primary nurse or RN supervisor within the time allowed.
• Attending all required facility training.
• Perform related work as required.

This position is in the Career Service system.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.