Assisted Living Aide​/Certified Nurse Aide ; PCN

Position Eligibility

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.

• 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: 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.

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 Sitka Pioneer Home, an assisted living home in the heart of downtown at 120 Katlian Street in Sitka, Alaska. Imagine working in an environment on a beautiful waterfront campus, renowned for its gorgeous and aromatic rose hedges and scenic views.

• Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity.
• Physical Strength and Agility: Ability to bend, lift, climb, stand, and walk for long periods of time; ability to perform moderately heavy laboring work.
• Listening: Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues such as body language in ways that are appropriate to listeners and situations.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.

• 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 and criminal history.

Cover Letter Not

Required:

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.

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.
• For Certified Nurse Aide I position:
  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…