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Job Posting Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy: Job Posting Closes: Until filled Agency Name Kansas Soldiers Home About the Position: * Who can apply: Anyone * Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified * Full/Part-time: Full-Time * Regular/Temporary: Regular * Work Schedule: 2:00p-10:30p, works 5 days a week, some weekends * Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes * Veterans' Preference Eligible: No Compensation: * Hourly Pay Range: $21.39 hourly + $0.50 shift differential Employment Benefits: * Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage * Sick & Vacation leave * Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave * Paid State Holidays * Fitness Centers in select locations * Employee discounts with the STAR Program * Retirement and deferred compensation programs Visit the Employee Benefits page for more information… Position Summary & Responsibilities: Position Summary: The Kansas Soldiers' Home at Fort Dodge is looking for a dependable individual to work as a Certified Nurse Aide on our second shift. Our residents are looking for people, who are friendly, attend work on time as scheduled and who want to be a part of the well-being of our Veterans. Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following: Support residents with activities of daily living by assisting with oral care, bathing, toileting, turning, nutrition, etc. * Change linens, * Administer simple therapeutic treatments or procedures, * Answer call lights and provide assistance, * Turn and reposition resident at prescribed times, * Complete required documentation, * Check residents to assure their safety, cleanliness, and comfort. * Completes required documentation of ADL's * Keeps bedside and room clean of clutter to provide aesthetic and safe environment Qualifications: Education * General Licensing & Certification * A current Kansas Certified Nurse Aide Certification Minimum Qualifications At the time of appointment, must possess a current certification by the Kansas Department of Aging as a Certified Nurse Aide pursuant to K.A.R. 28-39-165 Preferred Qualifications * Ability to effectively communicate. Ability to function effectively under stress. Ability to relate to residents with empathy and understanding and to maintain a caring attitude. Post-Offer, Pre-employment Requirements * As authorized by the 2018 Kansas Legislature, effective July 1, 2018, K.S.A. 75-4362 is amended to designate all positions with the Kansas Commission on Veterans' Affairs office, to include both the Kansas Soldiers' Home and Kansas Veterans' Home as Safety Sensitive positions and subject to the drug testing program. All applicants with a conditional offer of employment on or after July 1, 2018, shall be required to submit to a drug screening test. * Must successfully pass background check as required by K.S.A. 39-970. Recruiter Contact Information: * Name: Shayle William * Email: ...@ksh.state.ks.us * Phone: 620-###-#### * Mailing Address: 714 Sheridan Unit 128, Fort Dodge, KS 67843 Required documents for this application to be complete: * On the My Job Applications page, verify these documents are present and valid. 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Disability Hiring Preference | Kansas Department of Administration (ks.gov) PLEASE NOTE: The documentation verifying a person's eligibility for use of this preference would NOT be sent along with other application materials to the hiring agency but should be sent directly to OPS. These documents should be sent either by fax to (785) ###-####, scanned and emailed to ...@ks.gov, or can be mailed/delivered in person to: ATTN: Disability Hiring Preference Coordinator Office of Personnel Services Landon State Office Building 900 SW Jackson, Rm 401 Topeka, KS 66612