Certified Nurse Aide

Description:

The mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes is: "Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath."
This position is a member of the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home providing person-centered support in a safe environment for up to seventy-nine (79) elders. This is a Permanent Part Time position.

Positive Attitude: "We enjoy what we do." Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity.

• Love: "We love who we serve." Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience.
• Accountability: "We do what we say." We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care.
• Trust: "We say what we mean." Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families and our coworkers.
• Excellence: "We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time." Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families and our coworkers.

What you will be doing: Provide high quality personal care to assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner. Following the resident's Assisted Living Plan, this position assists residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and with transporting into and out of bed, wheelchairs, bathtubs, lifts, and using walkers and canes, etc. This position is also part of a team providing programs that promote physical well-being and relationships by involving residents in activities where they engage in meaningful person to person social interchange with other residents, family, friends and staff.
The benefits to joining our team: Joining our team will provide opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for our Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services. This position is surrounded by elder residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.
The working environment you can expect: This job is located in the Alaska Veterans & Pioneers Home, at 250 E Fireweed Ave in Palmer, Alaska; part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The home is near parks and surrounded by beautiful views of the Chugach and Talkeetna Mountain Ranges, the massive Knik Glacier, and is within walking distance to shops and restaurants.
Who we are looking for: Position-specific knowledge, skills and abilities that are desired or contribute to the success in this position:

• Skilled in verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Ability to perform basic nursing, hygiene and restorative tasks for individuals with cognitive or mobility impairments.
• Ability to recognize abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases and conditions.
• Ability to be physically active, including the ability to lift 50 pounds, and transfer, position, and assist in ambulation of individuals with varying levels of cognitive or mobility abilities.
• Ability to lead small and large group activities with enthusiasm, creativity and flexibility.
• This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24 hour facility.
• This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish and birds.
• Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis and criminal history.

A cover letter is not required to apply for this position. Your complete applicant package, including the supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.Candidates not currently certified by the State of Alaska, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for certification as a Nurse Aide in the State of Alaska and requisite qualifying experience, may apply for vacancies in this job class. Applicants qualifying under this option may receive a conditional job offer; however, proof of certification will be required prior to final appointment and reporting for duty.
Some positions may require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, as a prerequisite to employment. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.
Some positions may require the successful applicant to provide proof they are free from active pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of hire. Employees are required to be tested annually. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.