Description

Join an award-winning community as voted by Sentinel Readers and recognition by Newsweek Magazine as one of the TOP 5 award-winning nursing homes in PA!

Full-Time 6AM-6PM 12 Hour Shifts Available.

We are seeking a highly-skilled Nursing Assistant to provide excellent care to our residents. Under the supervision of the LPN Team Leader, you will help residents with basic daily tasks, such as bathing, getting dressed, preparing and eating meals, light housekeeping, and moving from one location to another. We pride ourselves in providing top-notch care for all our residents, so we expect our Nursing Assistants to be attentive and compassionate.

Why choose Valley View?

For over fifteen years, the Life Plan Community has been named Lewistown Sentinel’s Reader’s Choice for “Best Nursing Home/Rehabilitation Center” and “Best Independent Living” and has been ranked as one of the top best nursing homes in the country by Newsweek.

Valley View’s mission is to enrich the lives of older adults in a manner that demonstrates God’s love. This is achieved by providing excellent care by compassionate employees in a home-like environment. Valley View strives to make a difference in our residents’ lives, join us so you can too!

What VVRC Offers:

*Competitive Wages. $19.76/hr.

*Substantial Shift Differentials. Earn $4 extra per hour.

*Affordable Health Benefits starting the 1st of the month.

*Generous Paid Time Off

*5 Year Anniversary Bonuses

*Referral Bonus: Refer a friend and earn up to $1500

* Tuition Reimbursement & Assistant Programs

*Great Opportunity for Career Advancement

*Retirement Plans. Contributions after 2 years.

*Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

Qualifications required:

• Must possess, as a minimum, an 8th grade education or GED
• Must adhere to and promote the mission and values of Valley View Retirement Community.
• Must have completed a state certified 80 hour National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) as approved and recognized by the PA Dept. of Education. **Current enrollment in a NNAAP may be taken into consideration.**
• Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant in accordance with laws of this state.
• Must adhere to and promote the mission and values of Valley View Retirement Community.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language

Qualifications desired:

• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel and support agencies.

Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: Must be able to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; push, pull move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet; push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet. Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met. Must be able to work beyond a normal scheduled shift when required.
• Work environment: Subject to frequent interruptions; hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors; injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the workday, as well as to reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants; exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses; the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.