Assisted Living Aide On-Call

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Ketchikan Pioneer Home (KPH) is recruiting for on-call Assisted Living Aide positions.

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 on‑call position is a member of an outstanding nursing and direct care staff and plays a vital role in providing person‑centered care and support in a safe environment for up to forty‑five (45) elders.

• 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.

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.

Joining our team will provide opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for Alaskan elders by providing excellent person‑centered loving care and services. This position is surrounded by elderly residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

This job is in the Ketchikan Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 141 Bryant Street Ketchikan, AK 99901. Imagine reporting to work where you can enjoy a team‑oriented setting with an amazing view of the Tongass Narrows, off‑street parking and easy access to local amenities.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Teamwork:
  Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Physical Strength and Agility:
  Ability to bend, lift, climb stand and walk for long periods of time; ability to perform moderately heavy laboring work.
• Stress Tolerance:
  Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).

• This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24‑hour facility.
• This Pioneer Home is an Eden…