Nursing Assistant or Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) | Long Term Care

divdivdivdivdivdivdivp style="text-align:left"bLocation:/b/p/div/div/div/div/div/div/divAvera Majestic Bluffs/Avera Sister James Care Centerp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bWorker Type:/b/pRegularp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bWork Shift:/b/pPrimarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPay Range:/b/pp style="text-align:left"ispanThe pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience./span/i/p$18.75 - $26.00p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPosition Highlights/b/ppb*May be eligible for $1,000 sign on bonus!/b/pp/ppbHours/b: 6:00am-2pm, Every 3rd weekend/holiday; 75hrs/2wks/pp/ppMedication Aide required within 120 days with HS Diploma/GED/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"br /bYou Belong at Avera/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bBe part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter./b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pbrbA Brief Overview/bbrbrThe Nurse Assistant is in training to become a Certified Nurse Assistant. The Nurse Assistant will provide direct, personal care and services to residents in the skilled nursing facility, which meet the physical academical, social and spiritual needs on a daily basis to maintain and improve their highest level of independent function.brbrbWhat you will dobr/bbrulliIn training to become Nurse Assistant certified and/or Medication Aide certified./li liProvides assistance to residents with their activities of daily living./li liPerforms routine and non-routine duties as directed by nursing staff. This may includes but not limited to assisting patients with bathing and dressing needs, shaving, oral hygiene, bed making, transfers into and out of bed, repositioning, toileting needs, serving and collecting food trays, encouraging and/or assisting with feeding, answering call lights, insuring a clean environment, transporting patients upon admission and dismissal, assisting with ambulation and orienting/reorienting of resident to the facility environment to insure resident safety./li liPerforms blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration and weight. Documents concise and factual information on the appropriate forms./li liPerforms or assists residents in performing specific medical care activities in accordance with established policy and procedure to contribute to the patient's plan of care. This includes assisting residents in performing restorative exercises, collecting specimens as directed by nursing staff. Assessing and documenting completed cares. Provides feedback to nursing staff immediately on status or changes in patient conditions, pain management, and other important concerns./li liAssists with restocking supplies and maintaining appropriate work environment in unit including cleaning procedures./li liParticipates in providing emotional, educational and spiritual support for families./li liComplies with all aspects of resident rights including confidentiality and privacy. Report all allegations of resident abuse or misappropriation of resident property./li liUnderstands and follows established policy and procedures related to fire, tornado, evacuation, disaster plan, universal precautions, infection control procedures, hazardous and chemical communication program. Maintains an environment that is clean and safe for all residents, families and staff./li/ulbrbEssential Qualifications/bbrbrThe individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.brbrbRequired Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:br/bbrulliCertified Nurse Aide (CNA) - Licensing Board in the state of practice within 120 Days /li/ulbrbPreferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:br/bbrulliHigh School or GED Equivalent /li/ulbrbExpectations and Standardsbr/bbrulliCommitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community./li liPromote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship./li liUphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity./li liMaintain confidentiality./li liWork effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment./li liComply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable./li/ulbrp/ppbBenefits You Need amp; Then Some/b/pp/pp/ppAvera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future./pullipPTO available day 1 for eligible hires./p/lilipFree health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan/p/lilipUp to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement/p/lilipCareer development guided by hands-on training and mentorship/p/li/ulp/ppiAvera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to /ia href="mailto:talent#64;avera.org" target="_blank"italent#64;avera.org/i/ai./i/p