What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursing Assistant - Staffing Pool position at Saint Therese?
Be part of the Saint Therese difference! We are seeking experienced Certified Nursing Assistants to join the Saint Therese Staffing Pool.
In this position you would float to one of our two eastern campuses of Saint Therese of Woodbury or St. Odilia in Shoreview. As part of the Staffing Pool you agree to work a minimum of four shifts per month, one shift being on a weekend. This position will be paid at a set rate.
The Saint Therese Difference
Saint Therese is a nonprofit, Catholic senior living and care organization born out of a simple mission: do ordinary things with extraordinary love. For over 50 years, we have supported Twin Cities' seniors and their families with innovative programs designed to make life better and more fulfilling. As individual needs change so do our care offerings all while creating countless opportunities for physical wellness, spiritual connection and social activities.
Location Information:
Since 2016, Saint Therese of Woodbury is our youngest community. Social vibrancy, distinctive living spaces and a continuum of care blend to create a unique senior living experience. We offer 216 independent, assisted living and memory care apartments; 56 skilled and transitional care suites. The Redwoods Senior Apartments, adjacent to the main campus opened in November 2017.
Saint Therese at St. 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.
Responsibilities:
The Nursing Assistant performs a variety of resident related direct care duties, such as transporting, transferring, toileting, positioning, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming residents, encouraging highest level of independence, and validating residents' concerns.
Special Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Resident centered thinking, with awareness & sensitivity to resident needs, interests, & abilities
- Ability to meet the physical demands of position, including lifting over 50 lbs. while transferring a resident
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
- Working knowledge of personal computers and related software
- Ability to work with little supervision and make appropriate judgments
- Dependability, with the ability to follow direction
- Maturity to deal effectively with the demands of the job
Saint Therese complies with the CMS mandate by requiring our team members be vaccinated against COVID-19. We’re protecting those most vulnerable from the devastating outcomes of this virus. Successful candidates will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 when starting employment or have an approved medical or religious exemption.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, Disabled
Experience
Required- 1 year(s): 1 year nursing assistant experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
