Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center is seeking a Nurse Aide to join our family!

All Your Needs. All Our Hearts.

Westmoreland located in beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee is the second largest facility of its kind in the city. This healthcare center offers care for 222 residents and patients who rely on us for life enrichment and quality of care.

We offer an array of employment opportunities for all types of professional interests. We offer competitive wages and benefits, tuition assistance and professional advancement programs.

The Healthcare Center offers Respite Care, continuing Long-term Care, Memory Care, and Rehabilitation. Westmoreland has been a valuable part of the community for the past 40 years.

Come join our enthusiastic team! It’s not just our promise, it’s our passion.

Now Enrolling for class beginning on Friday, May 19th, 2023

Highlights of the program:

• Our Nurse Aide training program is a state approved program that offers training to candidates who desire to become eligible for certification as a certified nurse aide.
• Westmoreland covers the cost of the entire program!
• Clinical and classroom hours totaling 80 hours will be required in the 4-week program.
• The program is Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p for weeks 1-3. Week 4 of the program is clinical week 6:45a-3:30p.
• Join our team immediately as a hospitality aide in the class starting at $13 an hour. Once the class and state exam are passed, rate automatically goes up to $15 plus shift differentials.

Qualifications of the Nurse Aide Training Program:

• All applicants will interview for possible admission into the program.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check, abuse registry check, and drug screen prior to employment.
• 100% Attendance is required during the 4 week program
• Employees are required to stay employed for a full year.

Your Role in the Organization

The primary purpose of your job position as a staff member is to acquire the knowledge, skills, and certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant by participation in the facility’s planned educational program consisting of classroom instructions, clinical practice, and on-the-job, supervised training, and to perform certain services for which you have been trained and found to be competent during the training period.

Essential Elements of the Role

• Perform only those non-direct care procedures that you have been trained to do.
• Answer resident calls promptly.
• Participate in and receive the nursing report as instructed.
• Ensure that the resident’s room is ready for receiving the resident i.e., bed made, name tags up, admission kit available, etc..
• Greet residents and escort them to their room.
• Inventory and mark the resident’s personal possessions as instructed.
• Assist residents with packing their personal possessions when they are being transferred to a new room, or when being discharged.
• Assist with loading/unloading residents’ to/from vehicles as necessary.
• Follow established policies concerning exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Check residents routinely to ensure that their personal care needs are being met.
• Watch for and report any change in room temperature, ventilation, lighting, etc.
• Pass meal trays and assist residents with identifying food arrangements i.e., informing resident with sight problem of foods that are on his/her tray, where it is located, if it is hot/cold, etc.
• Keep residents’ water pitchers clean and filled with fresh water on each shift, and within easy reach of the resident.
• Serve between meal and bedtime snacks as instructed.
• Perform after meal care i.e., remove trays, clean resident’s hands, face, clothing, etc..

Specific Requirements

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
• Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of teamwork and team concept.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must possess the ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Must be able to push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.

C ourage and Commitment to Exceed Expectations

O ptimistic about our Future

M otivate Yourself and Others

P atient Hearts Giving Passionate Care

A chieve Success with Integrity

S ervant Leadership, Valued Employees

S trength Through Perseverance

I nspired Excellence

O neness with Teamwork

N urture with Loving Kindness

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.