**Join the team at Avera!** **Award Winning Health Care:** Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME. **Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. **You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. **If you’re a compassionate individual who enjoys helping people, become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Avera.** **$2,500 sign-on bonus!** **_Position Highlights:_** + **May be eligible for** **$2,500** **sign-on bonus paid out over 24 months!** + **Compensation:** Immediately, Avera starts you with great wages, excellent benefits including health, dental, paid time off, and generous retirement. + As a **Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)** gain hands-on experience in care working alongside nurses and other professionals who are passionate about creating a positive impact. + **Not Certified?** We provide paid on-the-job training and pay for you to take the SD state certification test! No college degree is required. + **Job** **Satisfaction** : Provide companionship and develop relationships with residents and families. + See how becoming a CNA can be a rewarding career (https://www.avera.org/careers/cna-jobs-at-avera/) **Job Summary** + Assist the residents with all facets of daily living including dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, oral hygiene and personal hygiene. + Perform appropriate transfers on assigned residents utilizing gait belts and other lifts, following guidelines outlined in the resident's plan of care. **Education and/or Experience** + Must be at least 16 years old. + Graduation from high school is preferred or in the process of graduation, GED accepted. **Licensure/Certification/Registration** + Certification as Nurse Assistant is required within four months of hire date. **Work Schedule** + Evening Shifts, 4:30pm-9:00pm/2:30pm-11:00pm; 48 hours every 2 weeks + Every other weekend + Every other holiday + No call time **Pay** The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. + $18.25 - $24.00 per hour What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.