CNA Direct Care Associate

ND Health and Human Services; Jamestown (ND); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown, ND is seeking dedicated CNA/Direct Care Associates to join our team. We are hiring for full-time, part-time and temporary positions with on-site training provided.

No experience required; on-site CNA training is available for full-time and part-time employees. As a Direct Care Associate, you will assist with daily living activities, monitor clients, document changes, and help individuals set recovery goals while fostering independence and self-advocacy

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience providing direct care to special populations is preferred.
• On-site CNA training provided for full-time and part-time employees.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily living activities including personal hygiene.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for clients.
• Observe and report changes in clients' well-being.

Skills

CNA Certification

Empathy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

North Dakota State Hospital is seeking a CNA/Direct Care Associate in Jamestown, ND.

The North Dakota State Hospital is seeking dedicated CNA/Direct Care Associates to join our team. We are hiring for full-time, part-time and temporary position with various shifts. Temporary positions are part-time and ongoing.

No experience required; on-site training provided.

Pay rate starting at $20.00 per hour for current licensed CNAs (full-time only) / $18.00 per hour for non-certified

As a Direct Care Associate, you will connect with North Dakota State Hospital clients to complete daily living activities with the goal of increasing their ability to be independent.

Each day, you will assist with daily living activities including personal hygiene tasks and maintaining a clean and safe environment. Also, you will model effective communication and socialization interactions as well as teach self-advocacy and self-help strategies. You will observe and monitor individuals' condition, documenting and reporting any changes in well-being. In addition, you will assist the individuals identify their goals for recovery, learning, and practicing new skills, and what is important for them.

You will thrive in this position, if you are an empathetic individual and have a passion for teaching individuals life skills and how to overcome barriers that may be present in their lives.

To be considered for this position you must have a high school diploma or GED. Experience providing direct care to special populations is preferred. We will provide CNA training for full time and part time employees onsite if not currently certified. You must be currently CNA certified for temporary employment.

About HHS

The North Dakota State Hospital (NDSH), located in Jamestown, is a specialized psychiatric hospital that serves the whole state. Services focus on psychiatric rehabilitation, residential substance use disorders treatment, and residential treatment for sexually dangerous individuals.

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

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