**Join the team at Avera!** **Award Winning Health Care:** Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME. **Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. **You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. **Exciting opportunity to join Avera as a Residential Assistant (RA)!** **_Position Highlights:_** + **Positive Work Environment:** Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care. + **Career Growth:** Great opportunity to obtain healthcare experience for those that are looking to further theireducation in healthcare or be involved in an ever-changing career with upward mobility. + **Job Satisfaction:** Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve by providing direct patient care. **Job Summary** The Residential Assistant is accountable for providing and coordinating care for residents under the supervision of a licensed nurse, establishing a sense of belonging, usefulness and purpose in the daily life of residents. **Education and/or Experience** + High school diploma preferred. + Dementia training preferred. + Must be 16 years of age or older. + Experience in Long-Term Care setting involving hospice, housekeeping, dietary, laundry and activities is preferred. **Work Schedule** + Day Shifts: 8:00am-3:30pm; PRN as needed, casual requirements per department policy. + Occasional weekend + Occasional holiday **Pay** The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. + $17.00 - $20.50 per hour What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.