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Posted: January 14, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Certified Nursing Assistant - CNA

State of Utah

250 Health & Human Services

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a Certified Nursing Assistant in a Utah state correctional facility, where you'll help monitor inmates' health, assist with daily care, and keep things clean and safe while following strict rules.

It's perfect for someone who is compassionate, physically fit, and comfortable in a high-security environment with shift work.

You'll be part of a team providing medical support to incarcerated individuals to improve their health and safety.

Key Requirements

  • Unrestricted Utah CNA Certificate
  • Ability to pass DHHS background check and pre-employment drug testing
  • Successful completion of Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) background screening
  • Capable of strenuous physical exertion, including lifting over 50 pounds and long periods of standing/walking
  • Availability for 12-hour shifts (days or nights) with rotating weekends
  • Tolerance for potentially dangerous environments, such as risk of physical attack

Full Job Description

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Certified Nursing Assistant


If you would like an opportunity to join a team of passionate individuals who work hard in providing quality medical care, this is the job for you. This is a great opportunity to make an impact and provide quality nursing care as part of an interdisciplinary team.


Job Responsibilities:

  • Monitor and record crucial patient health data, including vital signs, height, weight, and fluid balance, promptly reporting any significant observations.
  • Ensure a safe and healthy environment by rigorously adhering to infection control protocols and emergency procedures.
  • Facilitate patient mobility and comfort through assistance with ambulation, repositioning, and range-of-motion exercises.
  • Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of patient areas, workspaces, and medical equipment, and support nursing staff in sterilization efforts.
  • Administer physician-ordered, self-administered medications, ensuring patients receive their necessary treatments.
  • Safeguard sensitive inmate information by strictly upholding confidentiality standards.
  • Approach change with a positive and adaptable mindset, contributing to a dynamic work environment.
Please note: An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant successfully passing a DHHS background check and pre-employment drug testing, and a Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) background screening.


Minimum/Required Qualifications:
  • Unrestricted Utah CNA Certificate.

Schedules:
  • We are currently hiring for either days or nights. Please note, your answer to the supplemental question regarding the schedule you would prefer may result in you being excluded from interviews.
  • Days: 6:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Nights: 6:00PM - 6:00AM
  • Each schedule will be scheduled for a total of 7 12-hour shifts per pay period with rotating weekends.

The Agency:
The Division of Correctional Health Services has a mission of improving the lives of staff and individuals who are incarcerated and promoting public safety by delivering safe and effective integrated healthcare. To learn more about the agency, please click HERE.

Additional Information

  • An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant successfully passing a DHHS background check and pre-employment drug testing, and a Utah Department of Corrections (UDC) background screening.

  • Must have current Certification of Nursing Assistant (CNA).Utah Administrative Rules R432-45
  • Requires considerable & strenuous physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, bending, crouching, reaching, recurring lifting. Must be able to life and carry over 50 pounds.
  • Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. being subject to possible physical attack.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/15/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-utah-5200082