**Job Description** **Job Description:** Do you have the career opportunities you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Essentia Health as a Certified Nursing Assistant!In this role you will be:~Responsible for providing direct care to skilled nursing facility residents and for serving the needs of residents in a manner conducive to their safety and comfort, within the scope of the nursing assistant role. ~Provides personal hygiene care, assists with providing for nutritional needs; recognizes and deals with the problems of the aging process, recognizes and promptly report changes in resident condition to shift nurse, and maintains a safe, clean, attractive, and neat environment for the residents.~Must be aware of and prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults in the care of the Essentia Health skilled nursing facility. ~Maintains awareness of safety issues and strives to accomplish all responsibilities in a safe manner.~Identify safety hazards and emergency situations, and initiates corrective actions. **Education Qualifications:** **Varies FTE available from 0.6 (24hrs/week) up to 0.9 (36hrs/week)** Our Benefits are exceptional and Include: + Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Program + Paid Personal Leave + 401k (with Essentia Health annual match) + Life and Disability Insurance options + Adoption Assistance **Like nowhere else:** **Licensure/Certification Qualifications:** **Requirements:** + Verifiable completion of a recognized nurse aide training program, current registration on applicable state nursing assistant registry or obtains within 4 months of hire/transfer date, or successful completion of facility training per 1135 Waiver. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. **Job Location:** Essentia Virginia Care Center **Shift Rotation:** **Shift Start/End:** Varies/VAries **Hours Per Pay Period:** **Compensation Range:** $18.27 - $23.10 / hour **Union:** VA Hospital AFSCME Service Workers (VAHOSPAIDE) **FTE:** 0.6 **Weekends:** Yes **Call Obligations:** **Sign On Bonus:** Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at Essentia It is our policy to afford EEO to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, culture, socio-economic status, status with regard to public assistance, and other factors not related to qualifications, including employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other category as defined by law.