Are you an aspiring healthcare professional considering a career change? As a C.N.A trainee, you will be paid while attending classes at our facility. You will have direct care with Veterans and learn skills such as how to take vitals, height, weight, proper transportation of Veterans, and more. Once you complete certification, you will be promoted to a full-time Support Care Assistant (C.N.A.) and begin earning benefits. You must remain employed with the Missouri Veterans Commission for a minimum of 12 months following the completion of the course. If you leave employment, you will be required to repay all costs associated with training.

Hourly Rate: $16.31

Physical Requirements:

• Walking, balancing, finger dexterity, pulling, pushing, standing, climbing, grasping, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, bending, lifting, supporting, repetitive motion, frequent washing of hands
• Essential sensory and communicative activities include: feeling, seeing speaking, hearing, smelling and tasting

Job Description Summary:

• Have direct contact with the Veterans such as vitals, weight, height, elimination, transferring Veterans, emptying catheter bags, etc.
• Perform electronic manual data entry
• Approach and communicate with Veterans in an effective and therapeutic manner
• Document in the EMR (Electronic Medical Record)
• Assist with the set-up/delivery of food trays (ex. setting up food trays, cutting up food, carrying trays, etc.) Assist/feed Veterans as assigned. Assist/transport Veterans to and from meals
• Assist Veterans who need supervision with smoking
• Travel with Veterans to appointments as needed
• Participate in making beds
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time, primarily on feet all shift with the exception of breaks and occasional sedentary tasks
• Assist/provide dressing and grooming as necessary, bending to assist with socks, shoes, etc.
• Lift and move equipment
• Participate in cleaning equipment (i.e., wheelchairs, walkers, etc.)
• Serve between meal and bedtime nourishment as assigned. Encourage/assist Veterans with hydration requirements.
• Answer call lights promptly and courteously
• Adhere to all established facility and Commission policies and procedures
• Have direct contact with the Veterans such as vitals, weight, height, elimination, transferring Veterans, emptying catheter bags, etc.
• Approach and communicate with Veterans in an effective and therapeutic manner

At the Missouri Veterans Commission we value diversity because we believe in the power of our differences. MVC strives for an inclusive work environment where equal and equitable opportunities exist for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, uniformed service member, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.31 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Physical setting:

• Long term care

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Weekly schedule:

• Rotating weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
Regular COVID testing; PPE; quarantine

Application Question(s):

• What is your preferred shift: Days, Evenings or Nights? if your preferred shift is not available are you open to any other shifts (please be sure to specify if you are open to any other shifts)?
• When are you available to start?

Work Location: In person

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