Graduate NA

Volare Health operates long-term care skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation centers across multiple states. We welcome residents, their families, and our staff with warmth and support, offering competitive wages and career guidance.

About the role

The Graduate Nurse Assistant performs direct resident care duties under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel, promoting a compassionate physical and psychosocial environment for residents.

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 the 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 the correct diet.
• Use proper feeding techniques while respecting personal dignity and meeting residents' needs for socialization.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Have graduated from a NA Training course within the past 60 days in the practicing state.
• Ability to obtain the Certified Nurse Assistant certification within 120 days of hire. Once certified, your title will change to Certified Nurse Assistant, and you must maintain current certification in the state throughout employment.
• Ability to read, write, and follow oral and written directions at a level necessary to accomplish the job.
• Ability to relate positively and favorably to residents, families, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Willingness to assist others, including co-workers.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Meet all local health regulations, pass post-employment physical exam if required (includes drug screening, criminal background investigation, and reference inquiry).

Pay

$22.57 per hour.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage through the Oregon Trust, with medical coverage costing less than fifty dollars per month.
• Flexible scheduling options.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Unlimited referral bonuses.

Note: Benefit eligibility may vary for part-time and PRN employees.