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St Francis LIFE, a member of Trinity Health, is seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant for its location in Wilmington Delaware. Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) coordinates and provide all needed preventive, primary, acute and long term care services so that older individuals can continue living in the community. PACE is an innovative model that enables individuals who are 55 years old or older and certified by their state to need nursing home care to live as independently as possible. Through PACE, today’s fragmented health care financing and delivery system comes together to serve the unique needs of each individual in a way that makes sense to the frail elderly, their informal caregivers, health care providers and policy makers.

Many PACE participants get most of their care from staff employed by the PACE organization in the PACE center. PACE centers meet State and Federal safety requirements and include adult day programs, medical clinics, activities, and occupational and physical therapy facilities.

St Francis LIFE provides a competitive compensation and benefit package that complements this opportunity for personal growth and professional advancement.

The Certified Nurse Assistant is responsible for providing various care services necessary for attending to the personal needs, support, and health status of participants.

General responsibilities will include (not an exhaustive list):

• Provide nursing care as assigned in a safe manner, consistent with the policies and procedures of the PACE Organization.
• Responsible for participant safety, identify safety hazards and emergency situations, and initiate corrective action as able.
• Provide behavioral supervision or support for participants, such as reality orientation, reminder to follow through with nursing and medication instruction, diet restrictions, and emotional reassurance .
• Assist with general activities such as conversing with participants, recreation activities, meal and snack serving, and housekeeping.

Candidates will have:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Must be an active certified nurse assistant in the state where PACE Organization is located . CPR trained or willingness to be trained .
• Minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with a frail or elderly population or if less than one (1) year of experience, must receive appropriate training from the PACE organization on working with a frail or elderly population upon hiring.
• Experience in a long-term care facility or with a community-based geriatric program preferred .
• Candidates should also possess the ability to work as part of a team, coach and train staff, as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills in order to interact in extremely delicate, sensitive and/or complex situations.
• Candidates should have excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with multiple levels in the organization.
• Candidates should also possess the ability to work as part of a team.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.