Assisted Living Aide On-Call (PCN 06N18029)

State of Alaska • Ketchikan, AK

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. 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. The Division Values Are : 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.

Requirements

• Physically capable of performing work that requires standing, walking, lifting, bending, and pushing.
• All Assisted Living Aides are required to successful complete a medication distribution course approved by the Alaska Board of Nursing and under supervision of a registered nurse within 90 days of being appointed to the position and will not pass meds until the training is complete and signed off on by a registered nurse.
• All Assisted Living Aides must recertify medication pass training with the nurse every 90 days.
• Some positions may require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation and fingerprinting as a prerequisite to employment.
• Some positions require the successful applicant to operate State vehicles for the transportation of residents. Such positions require the applicant possess Alaska Driver’s License and the ability to obtain passes to military bases and hospitals.
• All successful applicants must provide proof of freedom from active pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of hire. Employees are also required to undergo annual screening.
• Two (2) professional references (including work/supervisor-related) and three (3) character references (personal) with current contact information.
• Submit to fingerprinting and criminal background check screening.
• Provide current evidence to be free from active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with test results dated within the last 12 months prior to start date.
• Provide a copy of current CPR and First Aid certificate(s), if available.
• To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed.
• Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).
• The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States.
• Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
• Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.
• When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time.
• The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

Nice To Haves

• 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).

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services.
• Surrounded by elderly residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed