WDVA Nursing Assistant Certified, Day Shift, Full-Time - Permanent, Washington Veterans Home

Nursing Assistant Certified

Join our team as a full-time Nursing Assistant and launch your nursing career! Washington Veterans Home (WVH) is looking for dedicated individuals to join our team as full-time, permanent nursing assistants!

WDVA offers a full career pathway to a Licensed Practical Nurse to include :

• Full Internal Nursing Assistant Certified Training
• Fully Sponsored Nursing Pre-Requisite Program
• Fully Sponsored Licensed Practical Nurse Training
• All while working as a permanent, full time Nursing Assistant and at no cost to employees!

WVH is proud to offer a potential career pathway to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). This unique opportunity is available to selected full-time, permanent nursing assistants.

Please note : This opportunity is not guaranteed and is dependent on selection criteria.

At the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA), we are passionate about our mission of "Serving Those Who Served." As a national leader in our advocacy for more than 500,000 Veterans and their family members, we strive to connect them to earned benefits as well as innovative programs focused on their overall health and wellness. In addition, we provide critical community services through a variety of programs, and at our four State Veterans Homes located in Orting, Port Orchard, Spokane, and Walla Walla.

As a Nursing Assistant Certified, you will assist in the delivery of nursing and nursing-related care to residents of the Washington Veterans Home in accordance with current standards of practice. Bring a smile and your vital knowledge to everyone, every day. Connect with your goals and change lives by applying now!

Some of what you'll do :

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Application Process :

Top candidates will be contacted directly to interview for this position. Because the selection will be based on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills and abilities that address the mandatory and desirable qualifications described below.

Please include the following documents with your application :

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.

Other Information :

Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to their application. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as social security numbers. For further information, please contact us at recruiters@dva.wa.gov.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

Here at YOUR Washington Department of Veterans Affairs our employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or Veteran status.

We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the mission of the agency. Having a diverse workforce is this agency's greatest resource of strength and knowledge. It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures on how we can provide the best customer service. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need assistance in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 725-2183. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.

You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.

If you have any questions regarding this announcement, program, or the agency, please contact us at recruiters@dva.wa.gov.