About this role
This position is for our Skilled Nursing Facility.
The pay rate for this position starts at $17.00/hr. Some positions are eligible for a shift differential. The shift differential rate for 3pm-11pm shift is $3.00 an hour,11p-7a shift is $4.00 an hour and a weekend shift is $5.00 an hour.
**Actual salary may fall outside of the posted salary range as it is dependent on skills and experience.
Be part of something special.
If you enjoy working with older adults, caring for and talking with them, learning from their stories and seeing them smile, this is the job of a lifetime. At Freedom Pointe at The Villages, you can jump-start a senior living career or build the one you have. You’ll grow, advance, and gain knowledge in senior services — one of the fastest-growing career fields in the country.
Our community is a wonderful place to work. We’re located in the heart of The Villages®, FL, one of Florida’s friendliest hometowns. There’s easy access to our community via Route 441 or Morse Boulevard.
We offer jobs at all levels and for all types of skills and expertise. You’ll join a team that’s passionate about working with seniors. We work hard to deliver the very best resident-centered care and high-quality hospitality through our Extraordinary Impressions program. With integrity and a solid work ethic, you can create a long, satisfying and fruitful senior living career at Freedom Pointe at The Villages.
Why you will love working at Freedom Pointe at the Villages
- We provide a fun workplace culture – including monthly luncheons and campus-wide events
- We have good staffing ratios
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays for Full Time Staff
- Career Advancement Opportunities
- Paid Training
- Work today, get paid tomorrow with DailyPay ! Freedom Pointe at the Villages now offers DailyPay - a program that allows employees to access their earned income on-demand, as it's earned.
- Benefits for Full and Part time staff, including health, dental, vision, 401K and more!
- Charter School Eligible
DUTIES:
- Assist residents with dressing, grooming, eating, bathing, positioning, turning, toileting and exercising.
- Give treatments, perform tests, carry out procedures and collect specimens as instructed.
- Report and record observations and results of treatments, tests, procedures and collects specimens as instructed.
- Transfer, transport and escort residents as needed.
- Answer signal lights promptly.
- Change bed linens, make beds and keep rooms clean and orderly.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid CNA license
- Prior geriatric nursing aide experience is preferred
Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status.
EEO Employer
Please note that Freedom Pointe conducts background checks via the Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA). Please visit their website at https://info.flclearinghouse.com for more information on background screening requirements.
Other facts
About Friendship Village Kalamazoo
Welcome to Friendship Village, the senior living community connecting you to great friends, good health, active living and personal well-being.
Nestled among over 70 acres of beautiful woods and groomed courtyards, Friendship Village is Kalamazoo’s premier retirement community, with multiple residential solutions, including our exclusive Garden Homes, a comfortable and carefree lifestyle, and quality health services.
Because Friendship Village is a LifeCare® community, as your needs change, you’ll be able to seamlessly transition from independent living to our on-campus assisted living community, skilled nursing care or memory care. We also provide short-term senior rehab and therapy services.
And at Friendship Village, you can always move into our community right at the level of care you need. We’re the only true LifeCare® retirement community in the Kalamazoo area, offering quality, onsite health care at a substantial savings for life.
Our continuum of care:
- Independent Living Garden Homes
- Independent Living Village Apartments
- Woodside - Assisted Living
- Woodside - Memory Care
- Rehabilitation Care
- Long-Term, Skilled Care
Friendship Village is managed by Life Care Services, with more than 40 years of marketing and managing senior living communities across the US. We are a non-profit corporation operated by a Board of Directors comprised of local business professionals. There are no stockholders or owners to take a standing percentage of profits. Income over and above operational costs is used to continuously improve Friendship Village and the lives of our residents.
What you'll do
- Assist residents with daily living activities such as dressing, grooming, and bathing. Report and record observations and provide treatments as instructed.
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