Nursing Assistant (certified)

Want a role where you can Do Ordinary Things with Extraordinary Love? Join Saint Therese and be a part of making a difference!

Saint Therese at Saint Odilia is our most intimate community, housing 8-beds and a compassionate team driven by the goal of enhanced quality of life through comforting hospice and palliative care. This unique, home-like location ensures those impacted by advanced chronic illness experience person-centered care in a peaceful, serene setting.

A Certified Nursing Assistant is responsible for:

• Providing direct care to residents under individual plans of care.
• Monitor changes in Resident’s condition
• Transferring and assisting residents with mobility using various methods (gait belt, mechanical lifts, etc.)
• Ensure residents are cared for with dignity.
• Provide assistance and respond to call lights, phone and in-person request for information as needed.
• Display a positive attitude and respect for all residents, families, and staff.

position available is a blend of both AM and PM shifts which includes working every other weekend and every other holiday:

• 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) and 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. (Thursday)

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a State approved program in compliance with the Nurse Assistant Training Act
• Current certification through Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry required.
• Minimum of one year previous experience as a nursing assistant is required.
• Previous experience working in a palliative care setting is preferred.

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal regulations
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to accurately plan and carry out assignments without direct supervision
• Proven history of good judgement, integrity and consideration to others
• Maintained awareness and sensitivity to resident needs, interests, and abilities
• High level of commitment to compassionate customer service
• Ability to meet the physical demands of position, including lifting over 50 lbs. while transferring a resident

Benefits:

• Competitive wages with credit for experience
• Healthcare, dental, and vision for staff scheduled 60+ hours/pay period
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account options
• Employer paid Basic Life Insurance for staff scheduled 60+ hours/pay period
• Generous vacation plan, earned sick time, and paid disability leave
• 403b with company match
• Tuition Discount Opportunities and Scholarships
• Employee Discount Program
• Pet Insurance
• Same Day Pay with UKG Wallet
• Opportunities for growth and career advancement

About Saint Therese:

Saint Therese is a faith-based, nonprofit company with 60 years of experience caring for those in need. We have a long and storied history of prioritizing the needs of both our residents and staff in order to allow them to live well. We take pride our person-centered approach of warmth and community in the continuum of care by embracing our values: Welcoming, Heartfelt Purpose, Do the Right Thing, Respect, Collaboration, Stewardship, and Fun.

We have four senior communities in Minnesota including Brooklyn Park, Corcoran, Shoreview, and Woodbury; a campus in Monroe, Michigan, and two communities in Ohio: St. Mary of the Woods and Saint Therese Westlake. All communities are rich with thoughtful amenities and support. Our compassionate services also reach seniors living in the broader Twin Cities area through home care, outpatient therapies and wellness programs.

Pay Range: $20.77 – $28.19/hour depending on experience.

Saint Therese is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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One year of direct care experience preferred (preferred)

Nursing Assistant (required)