Nursing Assistant- SNU - Full Time

Nursing Assistant – Skilled Nursing Unit (SNU) - Full Time

  
Provide Compassionate Care That Enhances Quality of Life. 
Join our Skilled Nursing team and make a meaningful difference every day by helping 
residents maintain their comfort, dignity, and independence. As a Nursing Assistant, you'll 
work alongside a dedicated healthcare team to provide exceptional care in a supportive 
environment. 

$5,000.00 Sign - On Bonus if Eligible 

Organization Overview 
Guthrie is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system serving patients throughout the 
Twin Tiers of New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Our Skilled Nursing Unit is committed 
to providing compassionate, resident-centered care while promoting teamwork, 
professional growth, and clinical excellence. 
 

Role Summary 
The Nursing Assistant works under the direction of the professional nursing staff to provide 
direct resident care within the Skilled Nursing Unit. This role assists residents with 
activities of daily living, supports individualized care plans, and helps maintain a safe, 
comfortable, and respectful environment for residents and their families. 
 

Schedule Details 
• Full Time  
• Day Shift - rotating 
• Schedule varies by assigned shift  
• Weekend and holiday rotations may be required  
 

Key Benefits & Perks 

• Benefits Eligible
• PTO accrual from day 1 
• Competitive compensation  
• Collaborative interdisciplinary care team  
• Career advancement opportunities within Guthrie  
• Employee wellness resources  
 

Awards and Recognition 
• Forbes Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals – 2025  
• Forbes Best Employers for Women – 2024, 2025  
• Newsweek: America's Greatest Workplaces – 2025  
• Becker's Best Places to Work – 2024, 2025  
• America's Best-In-State Employers (Pennsylvania) – 2024, 2025  
 

Responsibilities 
1. Compliance with rules and regulations of all federal, state, and local governments 
is a requirement of employment.  
2. Provides direct care to assure resident comfort.  
3. Participates in team conferences and care planning.  
4. Prepares residents for meals, assists in feeding.  
5. Maintains resident's rights.  
6. Makes rounds. Anticipates resident needs and responds to call lights.  
7. Reports to appropriate nursing personnel pertinent information including any 
changes observed in condition or behavior of resident.  
8. Provides input into resident care plans.  
9. Assists in maintaining safe and clean environment.  
10. Other duties assigned, reasonably related.  
11. Assists in orientation of nursing assistants.  
12. Completes daily documentation.  
13. Keeps informed of fire, safety, and disaster programs.  
14. Attends designated in-service programs.  
15. Participates in Performance Improvement activities.  
16. Attends staff meetings.  
Mental Demands: 
• Routine, repetitive duties with minor variations under close supervision 
• Good concentration, ability to interact with all age, social and economic levels 
• The ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects by planning and organizing 
own work 
• Daily stress associated with the care of chronic patient population 
• Adaptable to stressful, ever-changeing situations 
 

Quality Statement: 
Caregivers must be active participants in quality improvement processes: 
1. Identifying areas where quality improvement processes can be applied 
2. Collecting & organizing quality measurement data 
3. Participate on quality teams 
 

Internal Contacts: 
Daily contact with clients at all levels, including managers and employees 
 

Physical Demands: 
• Occasionally required to push, move, and/or lift 100+ pounds 
• Occasionally required to push, move and/or lift object weighing up to 60 pounds 
• Considerable walking, standing, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting and 
sitting 
 

Exposure Category: 
Tasks involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or other tissues and communicable diseases. 
Other Duties: 
• Other duties as assigned.  
 

Qualifications 
Education 
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.  
 

Experience 
• Previous nursing assistant experience preferred, but not required.  
• Ability to read, write, and understand written and verbal communication.  
• Must follow universal precautions and utilize proper body mechanics.  
• Maintains CPR certificati