Apply today and you may be eligible for a $1,000.00 sign-on bonus! 

Perry Lutheran Homes is looking for caring Dementia Practitioners to take great care of our loved residents in our memory care neighborhoods!

Position and Shift Offerings:

Full Time:

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Provide resident-centered care focusing on engagement and life enrichment
• Assist residents with daily living activities focusing on safety and compassion
• Become a valuable team-member working together to create positivity
• Demonstrate interpersonal effectiveness by building meaningful relationships
• Use critical thinking skills to constantly improve and innovate
• Read and contribute to shift reports and care notes to ensure continuity of care.
• Greet visitors and direct them to the right room.
• Respond to emergencies situations by following Perry Lutheran Homes policies and procedures.
• If a medication administration class is successfully completed by employee, administer medications per the MAR.
• Report to Nurse or Nursing Leadership if any signs of community member abuse or witnessed misappropriation.
• Report to Memory Care Coordinator when not able to work or when in overtime.
• Complete Health Stream, in-person, and any other required training according to state and federal regulation.
• Assist to provide community members with a safe, home-like environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned or delegated by nurse or memory care coordinator verbally or in writing.
• And More!

Requirements:

• Functional literacy in written and spoken English.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Certified Nursing Assistant with dementia caregiving experience.
• Medication administration or Certified Medication Aide experience with proof of Department of Health Services approved medication administration program listing on state registry.
• Experience with electronic records and ability to write reports and correspondence (Point Click Care experience preferred).
• Physical and emotional capacity, education and experience to respond to community member needs.
• Physical demands such as; standing, walking, sitting, bending, climbing stairs, hearing, seeing, kneeling, lifting up to 35 pounds or more.
• Ability to effectively communicate with confidence, clarity, precision, and professionalism.
• Flexibility to meet the twenty-four hour care needs of community members.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, Google Docs, and more).
• Ability to connect and build rapport with residents, resident families, and staff.
• Demonstrates great problem-solving skills, communication skills, and time management skills.

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, please apply online today!  

Apply today and you may be eligible for a $1,000.00 sign-on bonus! 

Perry Lutheran Homes is looking for caring Certified Nursing Assistants to take great care of our loved residents!

Position and Shift Offerings:

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Provide resident-centered care focusing on engagement and life enrichment
• Assist residents with daily living activities focusing on safety and compassion
• Become a valuable team-member working together to create positivity
• Demonstrate interpersonal effectiveness by building meaningful relationships
• Use critical thinking skills to constantly improve and innovate

Requirements:

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• Desire to work with and serve residents in a way that is compassionate, personalized, and respectful
• Applicants must be certified or currently in the process of becoming certified
• Competencies in person-directed and elder-directed caregiving

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, please apply online today!  

Apply today and you may be eligible for a $2,000.00 sign-on bonus! 

Perry Lutheran Homes is looking for caring nurses to take great care of our loved residents!

Position and Shift Offerings:

Full Time:

• 6AM-6PM

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Provide resident-centered care focusing on engagement and life enrichment
• Assist residents with daily living activities focusing on safety and compassion
• Become a valuable team-member working together to create positivity
• Demonstrate interpersonal effectiveness by building meaningful relationships
• Use critical thinking skills to constantly improve and innovate
• Assure that effective quality nursing care is delivered which is outcome focused through utilization of the nursing process
• Develop and communicate individualized plan of resident-centered care in collaboration with the resident/responsible party, family, and care team
• Implement plan of care consistently, effectively and cost efficiently with focus on resident centered outcomes by utilizing all appropriate and available resources for resident/family/responsible party counseling and discharge planning
• Work in collaboration with physician and/or other health care professionals by sharing information relevant to changing plan of care
• Supervise and lead CNAs to perform safe, compassionate, and high-quality care
• Perform accurate and efficient charting

Requirements:

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• Desire to work with and serve residents in a way that is compassionate, personalized, and respectful
• Applicants must be a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in good standing with the state and maintain a current certification throughout employment
• Competencies in person-directed and elder-directed caregiving

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, please apply online today!  

Perry Lutheran Homes is looking for friendly and energetic, upbeat, people like you to coordinate activities for our residents in our Christian caring communities and out in public as an Activity Director for our King's Gardens Campus.

Position and Shift Offerings:

Full Time:

• 8AM - 4PM
• Monday-Friday
• Occasional Weekend/Holidays

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Assesses residents in relation to their interests, talents, previous lifestyles, and time use patterns. Organizes and develops this information in order to contribute to the comprehensive assessment and care planning process as a part of the facility's interdisciplinary care planning team.
• Provides opportunities for entertainment, exercise, relaxation, and expression for all residents. Assists the physically, emotionally and cognitively impaired individual and family to explore appropriate leisure interests.
• Develops activity care plans which assure that all residents are provided with recreational activities that are consistent with the needs and wishes of the resident groups, individual residents, bed-bound residents, self-sufficient residents, and the community as a whole. The activity director assures that this care plan is integrated into the overall plan of care for each individual resident.
• Establishes community and facility resources that can contribute to the activity program.
• Creates and ongoing calendar of activities, which creatively meets multiple needs and is accessible and appealing to both men and women of all ages and abilities. Provides a copy of the calendar to each resident’s room, staff offices, and at least one large calendar displayed in facility.
• Maintains records relating to the participation of each resident in activity programs and documents resident acceptance or lack of acceptance to these activities.
• Secures materials, equipment, transportation (as required), entertainment, refreshments, program leaders, volunteers, and anything else that might prove necessary in order to adequately provide for scheduled activities.
• Communicates and coordinates with other department heads and staff in order to assure the success of planned activity programs.
• Evaluates activities and programs in order to determine resident outcomes. Adjusts activities as necessary to increase the probability of successful outcomes.
• Develops and operates within a budget for the activities program.
• Recruits, trains, directs, utilizes, and provides periodic recognition for individuals who volunteer in the activity program.
• Utilizes staff, family, volunteers and community resources in the completion of the job duties and responsibilities.
• Provides at least one in-service education program per calendar year regarding the activity program, working with the cognitively impaired, and/or other related topics.
• Other duties as directed by the Administrator

Requirements:

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• Desire to work with and serve residents in a way that is compassionate, personalized, and respectful
• Applicants must be a certified Activity Director or have a Bachelor’s degree in Leisure Studies or Therapeutic Recreation
• Practical knowledge of how an Activity Department functions in a nursing facility
• Genuine caring for and interest in elderly and disabled people in a nursing facility
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Working knowledge of state and federal regulations relating to long-term care
• Comply with the Resident Rights and Facility Protocols and Procedures
• Demonstrate basic computer, organizational, communication, and problem resolution skills
• Desire to work with and serve residents in a way that is compassionate, personalized, and respectful

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, please apply online today!

Apply today and you may be eligible for a $1,000.00 sign-on bonus! 

Perry Lutheran Homes is looking for caring Memory Care Coordinator to take excellent care of our loved residents in our memory care neighborhoods!

Position and Shift Offerings:

Full Time:

• 8AM-4PM
• Monday-Friday
• On-Call

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Provide resident-centered care focusing on engagement and life enrichment
• Assist residents with daily living activities focusing on safety and compassion
• Become a valuable team-member working together to create positivity
• Demonstrate interpersonal effectiveness by building meaningful relationships
• Use critical thinking skills to constantly improve and innovate
• Assumes accountability for compliance with Federal, State and other regulations within scope of control and of which
• Observes safety hazards and emergency situations, and reports to appropriate person or takes corrective action according to establish procedures, works safely without danger to self or others.
• Comes to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrates dependability and punctuality, complies with attendance policies.
• Assumes accountability for information in personnel policies.
• Maintains confidentiality of resident, employee and facility information.
• And More!

Requirements:

• Functional literacy in written and spoken English.
• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Certified Nursing Assistant with dementia caregiving experience.
• Medication administration or Certified Medication Aide experience with proof of Department of Health Services approved medication administration program listing on state registry.
• Experience with electronic records and ability to write reports and correspondence (Point Click Care experience preferred).
• Physical and emotional capacity, education and experience to respond to community member needs.
• Physical demands such as; standing, walking, sitting, bending, climbing stairs, hearing, seeing, kneeling, lifting up to 35 pounds or more.
• Ability to effectively communicate with confidence, clarity, precision, and professionalism.
• Flexibility to meet the twenty-four hour care needs of community members.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, Google Docs, and more).
• Ability to connect and build rapport with residents, resident families, and staff.
• Demonstrates great problem-solving skills, communication skills, and time management skills.

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, please apply online today!  

Apply today and you may be eligible for a $2,000 sign-on bonus!

Perry Lutheran Homes is looking for a Home Care Director (RN) to lead the way in caring for clients and residents in our Christian, caring communities.

Home Care Director (RN):

Full Time:

• 8AM-4PM (Flexible Business Hours)
• Monday-Friday
• Occasional Weekends & Holidays

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Demonstrates knowledge of client's health; oversees and ensures the design and implementation of quality individual and collective client's care treatment, programs, plans and services.
• Closely monitors accrediting/surveying/regulatory body criteria to maintain compliance.
• Would assist LTC nursing until caseload is built for full-time work.
• Assists in the assessment of and planning of client care plans; ensures adherence to physician orders and other professional health-care treatment plans.
• Reviews physicians’ orders for prompt implementation. Evaluates all client’s medication sheets, treatment sheets and other charting for accuracy. Ensures home care services complete appropriate charting and documentation of resident care.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for improvement and enhancement of policies; implements all approved policies.
• Ensures appropriate inventory of supplies and equipment within budget guidelines.
• Develops, and implements quality management, utilization reviews and discharge planning programs.
• Leads by example, fosters open communication and resolves conflict in a constructive manner. Manages and coaches’ home care staff; establishes and maintains culture that supports the mission/vision of the organization and facility.

RN Requirements:

• RN graduate from accredited school of nursing (required).
• Self-starter as they will be developing/marketing this program from the ground up (required).
• Home care/home health care experience (required).
• One year full-time supervisory/management nursing experience (required).
• CPR Certification (required).
• State of Iowa RN licensure by Iowa Board of Nursing (required).
• BSN (preferred).
• Must have strong business and financial management skills, knowledge of reimbursement requirements and regulations, strong critical thinking and analytical skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to set and achieve relevant and challenging goals for self and team.
• Ability to hire and develop a quality home care team.
• Proactively anticipate and respond to client and home care team needs

If this opportunity sounds like the one for you, please apply online today!