Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home is now hiring dedicated NAs for full time, part time and PRN positions!
Starting Wage: $15.00 hour
shift differential available for NOC shift
Come join our amazing team and use your nursing skills to serve others in our fantastic facility. We offer great pay with career growth opportunities. Develop lasting relationships with our Veterans and the staff in our building. The valuable work we do makes a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
At Mervyn Sharp we currently have 108 residents, 9 different units including Memory Care and Rehab. Each resident has their own private bedroom and bathroom. Each of our residents have served in at least 1 war anywhere from WWII - Operation Enduring Freedom.
Some of our amazing benefits including:
Tuition Reimbursement
Medical, dental, Vision, and 401K
Career advancement courses
Apply today for a fulfilling and worthwhile career with Avalon!
Responsibilities:
- Take and record temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure.
- Ambulate residents.
- Apply proper lifting and transferring techniques.
- Provide proper positioning and use of postural supports.
- Maintain residents’ positioning, as needed.
- Weigh residents on schedule and record weights accurately.
- Provide restorative and rehabilitative nursing.
- Directly respond, within the scope of practice, to needs and concerns of residents and family members.
- Work with the care giving team to identify and resolve resident and family issues.
- Promptly respond to call lights and other resident needs.
- Treat residents with compassion and dignity.
- Establish effective communication/interaction with residents and families.
- Ensure residents are given correct diet.
- Use proper feeding techniques while respecting personal dignity and meeting the residents’ needs for socialization.
Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must obtain the Certified Nurse Assistant certification within 120 days of hire. Once certified, the title will change to Certified Nurse Assistant and employee must maintain a current certification in the state throughout employment.
- Must have ability to read, write and follow oral and written directions at a level necessary to accomplish the job.
- Must be able to relate positively and favorably to residents and families and to work cooperatively with co-workers and supervisors.
- Must be willing to assist others, including co-workers.
- Must maintain regular attendance.
- Must meet all local health regulations, pass post-employment physical exam if required. This requirement also includes drug screening, criminal background investigation and reference inquiry.
- Recent clinical experience or education is preferred.