Certified Nurse Aide 2

Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our

residency definition

to determine if you qualify.

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 position is a member of the Fairbanks Pioneer Home and plays a vital role in providing person-centered support in a safe environment for up to ninety-one (91) elders Residents.

Our 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.

What you will be doing:

This position is part of a team that provides high quality personal care to assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner; and has lead responsibility for multiple Assisted living Aide and Certified Nurse Aide 1 positions to assign duties and tasks, review and provide recommendations for evaluation of work performance, provide training and professional counselling, and provide recommendations for disciplinary actions as necessary.

The benefits to joining our team:

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

The working environment you can expect:

This job is located at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 2221 Eagan Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska.  It is nestled in 16 beautiful acres of birch and spruce trees, convenient to the local senior center next door.

Who we are looking for:

Position-specific knowledge, skills and abilities that are desired or contribute to the success in this position:

Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.

Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Teaching Others: Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor.

Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Other Job information:

This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24-hour facility.

This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish, and birds.

Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis, criminal history and for COVID-19 as required by the facility.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.

Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties for the

Certified Nurse Aide 2

position, please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

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Minimum Qualifications

Eligibility for certification to practice as a Certified Nurse Aide in the State of Alaska;

AND

One year of experience as a Certified Nurse Aide I with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Special Note:

Candidates not currently certified by the State of Alaska, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for certification as a Nurse Aide in the State of Alaska and requisite qualifying experience, may apply for vacancies in this job class. Applicants qualifying under this option may receive a conditional job offer; however, proof of certification will be required prior to final appointment and reporting for duty.

Some positions may require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, as a prerequisite to employment. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.

Some positions may require the successful applicant to provide proof they are free from active pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of hire. Employees are required to be tested annually. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.

Additional Required Information

At time of interview applicant must provide:

Two (2) professional references (including work/supervisor-related) and three (3) character references (personal) with current contact information.

Present a copy of current State of Alaska Certified Nurse Aide certificate or proof of eligibility for licensure.

If selected and prior to hire, applicant will be asked to:

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.

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

EDUCATION

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). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application, provided at the time of interview or if not provided, transcripts will be required prior to appointment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application.  If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the intervi