Nursing Assistant

Overview

Location:

Twin Cities metro area, MN OR Hutchinson, MN.

Pennsylvania Homes & Services (PHS) is looking for a Nursing Assistant to provide high-quality care and services to residents, supporting their choices while maintaining regulatory consistency. The successful candidate will enroll in a Certified Nursing Assistant course upon starting.

Job : . Work will be performed at a PHS location within the MN BLS areas 33460 (Mpls‑St. Paul metro) or 2700003 (Hutchinson, MN).

• Provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care to residents under the direction of nursing and medical staff.
• Answer call lights or intercom system to determine residents’ needs.
• Bathe, dress, and undress residents.
• Serve, collect and store meals or food trays, prepare light meals and snacks and feed residents requiring help.
• Provide transfer assistance including stand-by, one person assist, use of mechanical devices to assist residents with transfer/repositioning.
• Transport residents, using wheelchair, mechanical devices or stand-by assist residents to walk.
• Drape residents for examination and treatment.
• Turn and reposition bedfast residents to prevent bedsores.
• Change bed linens, clean and stock supplies.
• Direct visitors, and answer telephone.
• Medication Administration in Assisted Living.
• Take and record temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiration rates, and food and fluid intake as directed.
• Incontinence care, preventive skin care, catheter care and toileting assistance.
• Maintain all required documentation in accordance with regulations and established clinical best practices.

• Demonstrated ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language to communicate with all customers.
• Pass criminal background check.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, decision making, teamwork, and self‑leadership skills.
• Ability to stand/walk/balance for up to the entire shift.
• Ability to carry/push/pull/lift/move objects or residents up to 50 lbs. for up to the entire shift.
• Ability to lift up to 100 lbs. with an assistive device for up to one‑third of the shift.

The estimated starting pay range for this role is $21 – $24.25 per hour. This good faith estimate is based upon PHS’s typical starting pay range for this role. Actual pay range depends upon many factors including each individual employee’s qualifications and market conditions and is subject to change.

Full‑time benefits-eligible employment begins at a minimum of 30 hours per week:

• Health, and dental, including applicable HSA & FSA.
• Employer Contribution to HSA for eligible Health Plans.
• Life insurance (AD&D).
• Retirement, with eligibility for an employer match.
• Holiday pay and extended sick leave.

Full and Part‑time benefits-eligible employment working between 20‑29 hours per week:

• Vision insurance.
• Voluntary short‑term & long‑term disability.
• Accident & hospitalization coverage.
• Education assistance programs.

All employees:

• Accrue PTO (Paid time off).
• Same‑day pay.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• College partnership educational discounts.
• Access to Learn to Live Resources.

Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), based in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a nonprofit, faith‑based organization providing a broad array of high‑quality housing choices, care and services options for older adults. Some 8,000 employees serve more than 41,800 older adults through 60 PHS‑affiliated senior living communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, and through Optage® home and community services. PHS is also co‑owner of Genevive®, the largest geriatric primary care practice in Minnesota, providing comprehensive care for more than 15,500 older adults.

PHS is an EEO/AA employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.