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

• Nursing 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.

   

• Primary Home Care RN to serve as the care manager, providing, arranging for, teaching and supervising the health care of patients in the home.  The nurse assesses individual, family and caregiver needs and problems – existing or potential – and provides appropriate intervention to empower the patient/caregiver in self management of the patient’s health care.

   

  Full time positions available.  8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with weekend rotation.  Must be licensed RN with the State of Indiana.  Minimum 1 year experience in a hospital setting, nursing home, ECF, or home care.

   

• ECF/ALF Primary RN for Hospice and Skilled Intermittent Patients to serve as the care manager, providing, arranging for, teaching and supervising the health care of patients in the home for both HOSPICE and SKILLED INTERMITTENT patients.  The nurse will also be required to make home visits as assigned. 

Full time , 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with on-call rotation.  Must be licensed RN with the State of Indiana.  Minimum 1 year experience in a hospital setting, nursing home, ECF, or home care.

• 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.

   

  Part-time position .2 FTE working every other weekend on the split shift (11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.).  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

• 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.

• 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.

Full-time and PRN positions working in the field and the Hospice Center with weekend and on-call rotation.

 

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)

• Meals on Wheels Assistant to assist the Support Services Supervisor with the daily operations of the Meals on Wheels program and serves as a back-up to the Companion Homemaker Assistant.  Some of responsibilities include: coordinate admission to the program including assessment and completing appropriate paperwork; data entry of client information into computer; assigns clients to MoW route; prepares bags; tracks cancelled meals; delivers meals when necessary; recruits, orientates and schedules volunteers; assists in volunteer recognition events; and performs general clerical activities. 

Some of the qualification include: high school diploma or equivalent; one year general office experience and previous experience supervising/organizing volunteers and volunteer activities preferred; experience working with elderly, disabled, and physically challenged individuals preferred; general knowledge of nutrition and knowledge of resources for nutrition information preferred; must be computer literate using word processing software and internet; must possess excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; must be multi-task oriented, flexible and adapt easily to change; and must have car available to travel and access clients’ residences. 

 

Hours:  Part-time, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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 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