**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 bonus, 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.** **$5,000 sign-on bonus!** **_Position Highlights:_** + **May be eligible for $5,000 sign-on bonus paid out over 24 months!** + **Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!** + **Options for Free Health Insurance!** + **Career Growth** **opportunities!** + **Be a part of a rewarding team while providing outstanding care to a variety of patients.** + **Gain hands-on experience in healthcare working alongside other healthcare professionals who are passionate about creating a positive impact.** **Job Summary** + Under the direction of a licensed nurse, the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) provides direct, personal care and services to residents in the skilled nursing facility, which meets their physical, intellectual, social and spiritual needs on a daily basis to maintain and improve their highest level of independent function. + The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) will have a sincere desire to provide the highest quality of daily care to develop meaningful relationships with our residents. + The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) will have the ability to provide care in a fast-paced environment while collaborating with your team. **Licensure/Certification/Registration** + Certified as a nursing assistant in the State of South Dakota required within 120 days of starting this position. + Basic Life Support Certification required within 6 months if primary work shift is a night shift position. **Work Schedule** + Day Shift: 5:45am-6:15pm, every third weekend, every third holiday; 72 hours every 2 weeks **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.