Deadline: Open until filled

Contact: J Lea Roberts, Human Resources Specialist-Senior, jlea.roberts@wisconsin.gov, 608-266-3344

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
Making a difference in the lives of Wisconsin veterans

The Wisconsin Veterans Home in King (WVHK) is recruiting for a PM Shift Nursing Assistant 3 to serve as a Nurse Aide/Nursing Assistant mentor. The Home is a 24/7/365 long-term care facility that specializes in providing comfort, support, and professional healthcare services to elderly or disabled veterans and their spouses. The facility is on the picturesque shoreline of the Chain O'Lakes, off Highway 10 between Stevens Point and Appleton. Come join our dedicated care team!

Sign-On Bonus of $2000 for eligible new hires who agree to remain in the position for one year. See details below in Salary Information.

WDVA employees have access to an excellent comprehensive benefit and compensation package that includes:

• Substantial leave time including 9 paid holidays and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan

WDVA employees may also be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To learn more about the complete compensation package, please visit the Total Rewards Calculator!

This agency is committed to serving Wisconsin's veteran population. Our rewarding positions offer the satisfaction of serving those who have served us all.

The state of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer seeking a diverse and talented workforce.

The Nurse Aide Mentor is an advanced-level Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) position and performs a wide variety of nursing care activities in both complex and non-complex care situations; implements Person-centered Plans of Care and acts as mentor to other CNAs. Duties are performed on a unit with geriatric and/or disabled residents of WVHK. Responsibilities include providing ongoing training/guidance to CNAs; participating in data collection for monitoring of care, quality assurance studies and portions of the Minimum Data Set; keeping daily member care plans and electronic records up to date; maintaining needed levels of supplies; and participating in health care and rehabilitation team meetings.

To view the full job description, click here.

Starting pay is between $25.90 and $29.14 per hour, based on seniority in Wisconsin state civil service, with additional pay for nights, weekends, holidays and overtime, plus an attractive employee benefits package.

Sign-on bonus of $2000 for eligible new hires. The first $1000 will be paid in the employee's first paycheck and the second $1000 will be paid when the employee attains permanent status.

This position is in pay schedule-pay range 06-12. For current State employees, pay on hire will be set following the Wisconsin Compensation Plan.

This position is not represented by a bargaining unit.

This position works the PM (1345 - 2215) shift.

Nurse Aide Mentors have a set base schedule for their shift. This schedule will not change, rather the mentee schedule will adjust to fit mentor schedules. This may result in mentoring multiple different mentees, though not simultaneously.

Job duties require lifting and carrying up to 10 pounds occasionally, carrying up to 20 pounds and pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds frequently, pinching up to 10 pounds frequently, standing or walking up to 100% of an 8-hour shift, and the ability to lift, carry, push, pull, reach, run, bend, twist, climb and crawl; work in sitting, kneeling or squatting positions; maintain hygiene, use special safety equipment and wear protective clothing.

Due to the nature of the positions, WDVA will conduct a criminal background check prior to an offer of employment.

Employment in this position is contingent upon passing a pre-employment tuberculosis (TB) skin test.

Employees at this healthcare facility are required to report their COVID-19 vaccination status, whether vaccinated or not, and provide supporting documentation if vaccinated. Newly hired employees will be required to submit this information by their third day of employment.

A 12-month probationary period may be required.

This position requires that the incumbent hold a Wisconsin Nurse Aide certification.

In addition to this requirement, in their resume and letter, applicants will provide details on their experience:

• training or mentoring others; and
• providing nursing care in a long-term care or skilled nursing facility; and/or
• providing nursing care to clients with mental and/or behavioral conditions

Additional required and preferred experience that will be assessed later in the selection process are:

• updating and maintaining patient records; and
• using computers to complete work tasks; and
• working and communicating on a team; and/or
• reviewing the work of others and providing feedback; and/or
• ensuring trainee/mentee skills are satisfactory; and/or
• determining learning needs of others and developing plans for improvement

To be eligible for consideration for a job, complete the online application process. For instructions, refer to the following link: Applying to State Service. You will be required to attach a resume. Attaching a letter of qualifications is strongly recommended. To ease the application process, upload your documents to WiscJobs prior to attaching them.

Your resume and letter are important parts of your application. They are used to determine if your experience fits the job. For instructions on writing and what to include in your documents, click here.

NOTE: Applicants are not able to update or change their documents once their application is submitted. Make certain that your documents are how you want them to be before you finalize the application.

Periodically, candidate credentials will be verified. Resumes and letters of credentialed applicants will be reviewed by one or more job experts and qualified applicants will be asked to participate in the next step of the hiring process. Failure to complete all steps of the process will result in an incomplete application, which will not be considered.

If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted via email or phone. Make sure your contact information is correct and check your messages regularly.

Veterans with a 30%-or-greater service-related disability are eligible for consideration for non-competitive appointment to a permanent position in classified civil service under s. 230.275, WI Stats. If you meet the eligibility criteria, please send a letter of qualifications, resume, DD214 clearly showing an honorable discharge, and documentation of your service-connected disability rating dated within 12 months, to the Human Resources contact listed in this announcement. Current State employees are not eligible for this consideration.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without WDVA sponsorship) at the time of application.

Questions can be directed to J Lea Roberts at jlea.roberts@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-3344.

Applications will be accepted until the needs of the Home are met. Resumes will be reviewed once a week starting April 2, 2024.