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The mission of the Visiting Nurse Association is to provide compassionate home and hospice care in an innovative and personalized manner to those in need, within the resources available, enabling them to preserve their dignity and maintain their highest level of independence.

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Join VNA and find out how satisfying your career can be!

The VNA provides an environment that promotes patient/family care, internal and external customer service, and provides teamwork on all levels and across disciplines.  Our culture is one that includes the primacy of the client, professionalism, flexibility based on a holistic understanding of the client’s needs, and teamwork.  Come join our team!

 

Applications and/or resumes are accepted for future employment opportunities with the VNA, even though there currently

may not be an employment opportunity posted.

 

 

Nursing Opportunities

  • Clinical Manager to work under the direction of the Clinical Director to provide leadership to the nursing area, promote the interdisciplinary care of the patient, ensure patient outcomes are achieved, promote competencies and compliance of nursing staff, be an active participant of the clinical team, and assist the agency in providing high quality programs and services ensuring they are delivered in the most efficient manner within the mission, philosophy and resources of the agency.   Full-time, participate in supervisor on-call.

    Some of the qualifications include:  Licensed registered nurse in Indiana.

    Bachelor’s degree in nursing, health care administration, or related field preferred or equivalent experience.  Minimum of two years experience in progressive management. Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of the process of supervision.  Encompasses a management style that inspires and motivates others. Demonstrates ability and creativity to initiate improvement in the nursing program. Demonstrates knowledge of federal and state regulations and accreditation standards related to health care setting.  Demonstrates leadership in the promotion and utilization of technology for patient care and documentation.  Displays willingness and ability to assume designated administrative functions. Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of current nursing practice and of other disciplines providing care.  Demonstrates ability to interpret/teach standards and regulations regarding quality and utilization of services, and promote compliance to the above.  Demonstrates understanding of home health care and hospice philosophies and concepts. Respects the values of other departments and disciplines in achieving agency outcomes.

     

  • Hospice Center RN to serve as a case coordinator by providing, arranging for, teaching and supervising the health care of hospice patients at our 20-bed inpatient Hospice Center.

     

    Full-time position working evening and midnight shifts available and a part-time position .2 FTE working every other weekend on the midnight shift.  Must be licensed RN with the State of Indiana.  Minimum 1 year experience in a hospital setting, nursing home, ECF, or home care.  Previous hospice experience preferred.

     

Patient Care Opportunities

  • Home Health/Hospice Aide to provide personal healthcare for individuals in their residence or at the VNA Hospice Center under the supervision of a registered nurse.

PRN positions working in the field and the Hospice Center.

 

  • Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant to provide physical therapy in accordance with the physician's written orders in the patient's home.

Full-time or part-time positions available.  Must be a Licensed Registered Physical Therapist or Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant in the state of Indiana.

 

Other Opportunities

 

  • Companion Homemaker to assist the older adult or person with disabilities who has experienced a loss in the ability to perform the instrumental activities of daily living to remain in a clean, safe, health home environment.  Provides services in the client’s home to help the client maintain, improve, or safeguard his/her individual functioning at home.  Provides companion services temporarily or periodically in the absence of, or need for, relief of the usual unpaid caregiver.  Duties may include performing light housekeeping, preparing meals, assisting with laundry and shopping for clients.

Hours:  PRN (as needed)

VNA Benefits

Full-time and Part-time employees (classified as working over 30 hours a week) are eligible for the following benefits:

  • Medical Insurance PPO plan (includes prescription coverage and vision plan)
  • Voluntary Dental Insurance
  • Group Term Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Long-Term Disability
  • Paid Days Off
  • 6 Holidays
  • Flexible Spending Account/Dependant Care Reimbursement
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • 403b Thrift Savings Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • YMCA Discount
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Direct Deposit

 

Part-time employees (classified as working under 30 hours per week) are eligible for the following benefits:

  • Paid Days Off
  • 6 Holidays
  • 403b Thrift Savings Plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • YMCA Discount
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Direct Deposit

 

PRN employees (employees classified as working as needed) are eligible for the following benefits:

  • Tax-Deferred Annuity Savings Plan
  • YMCA Discount
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Direct Deposit

 

Please note that the above is a general summary of benefits.  Detailed information is provided in plan summary descriptions and VNA policies.

 

 

Please submit your resume to Human Resources or come in and fill out an application:

 

Visiting Nurse Association

2401 Valley Drive

Valparaiso, IN  46383

219-531-8086

Fax: 219-531-8188

 

scohs@vnaportercounty.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

The mission of the Visiting Nurse Association is to provide compassionate home and hospice care in an innovative and personalized manner to those in need, within the resources available, enabling them to preserve their dignity and maintain their highest level of independence.
 
 
Telephone: (219) 462-5195
FAX: (219) 462-6020
Email:
webmaster@vnaportercounty.org
 Address:
2401 Valley Drive
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383