At Powell Valley Healthcare, providing quality healthcare to our community is our top priority. We are located in the heart of Powell, Wyoming; just 25 miles outside of Cody. We believe in creating positive and safe environments for both our patients and our staff. Being part of our organization means becoming a cornerstone in the patient experience and their care. 

Here at PVHC, we offer a wide array of benefits in a way that allows you to choose options and build a package that works best for you. Some of the benefits we offer include: 

  • Health, dental and vision insurance 
  • Life insurance 
  • Long term disability coverage 
  • PTO – New employees accrue the equivalent of up to twenty days of PTO withing their first calendar year 
  • EIB (Extended Illness Bank) – Our version of accrued sick leave 
  • Nine paid holidays which includes two personal holidays 
  • Tuition Savings Plan 
  • Opportunities to cash out PTO for personal use, student loan payments, and in-house medical bills 
  • Tuition reimbursement – up to $5,000 per year 
  • Fun to be Fit program and Club Dauntless Membership Discount 
  • HRA – Flex spending accounts 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Current Opening: Three full-time, day shift positions (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM).

Under the supervision and direction of a licensed nurse, the Nutrition Support Assistant assists in maintaining the flow of unit activity by performing routine non-nursing activities for Powell Valley Healthcare patients/residents. These activities will help promote comfort, functional ability and contribute to their overall well-being.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Make beds, stock rooms, distribute laundry and, take soiled linens to laundry. 
  • Light housekeeping of resident rooms. 
  • Cleaning of desk area, pantry, and report room as needed. 
  • Clean soiled linens and clean utility rooms. 
  • Take ice chest to Nutrition Services when due for cleaning. 
  • Assist in ADL prep, assist residents in clothing choice and lay out clothing for CNAs. Set up needed supplies such as washcloths, toothpaste and toothbrush, comb, hairbrush and razors. 
  • Insure clothing is clean, properly marked, and relabel if necessary. 
  • Deliver and collect food trays. 
  • Transport residents to appointments, meals, and other activities. 
  • Answer call-lights and obtain appropriate assistance. 
  • Assist residents and families with orientation to facility. 
  • Transport specimens to lab. 
  • Maintain cleanliness of wheelchairs and other patient care equipment. 
  • Offer and service snacks, nutritional supplements, and fluids. 
  • Open drink carton and food packets. 
  • Prepare food for individual to self–feed, e.g. butter bread, cut meat. 
  • Assist the individual to eat and/or drink as determined by a licensed nurse and/or registered dietician. 
  • Provide encouragement for individual at meal times. 
  • Record food and fluid intake. 
  • Other duties as assigned. 

KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • Must have successfully completed a state approved training course for paid feeding assistants. Course must be at least eight hours in length.
  • BLS for Healthcare Provider.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole number, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Understand the basic metric system.
  • Competency in basic computer skills and willingness to learn electronic applications.
  • Work with confused or combative patients/residents. 
  • Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, memos, and correspondence. 
  • Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
  • Speak and document clearly and concisely.
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with members of the Health Care Team.
  • Solve practical problems and work under the direction of the licensed nursing staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/REQUIREMENTS:

  • Occasionally lifting or moving objects weighing 10 to 50 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
  • Reaching, handling, feeling, talking, hearing, stooping, bending, crouching, walking, standing, and working with equipment.
  • Subject to inside and possibly outside weather conditions.
  • The employee is also subject to exposure to blood and bodily fluids, proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, exposure to burns and radiant energy.