Employment Opportunities
 

Nurse Force offers many different opportunities for both professional (RN, LPN, CNA), and paraprofessional (HHA, Live-in aide, and companion) staff. 

We provide our employees with stability in their schedules -- completed one month in advance. This is increasingly rare in today's home health agency environment, and a differentiation we consider very important for our employees as well as our patients we serve. Caregiver hours are very flexible, varying from 4 to 8 to 12 hour shifts, including every other weekend. Some employees would rather work weekends exclusively; these requests are accommodated as much as possible. Our company has highly trained professionals available to assist you with your scheduling needs and an office staff that is strictly dedicated to accomplishing this purpose.

In addition to being available during the typical work week day, there is also a scheduler on call 24 hours a day, every day of the week. This ensures not only that all of our clients will be assisted with care at any time, but that our employees will have quick and easy access to a scheduler in case of questions or emergency situations.

Employees are trained for a specific client case prior to being put in the scheduled rotation. This allows the employee (as well as the client) time to decide if they are a good "fit" in that particular home environment. Paid orientation is applicable for particular cases in which additional training is necessary. All cases are supervised by a home health care coordinator, an RN who is available for consultation and instruction, when necessary. We also have a nurse on call 24 hours a day for support.

Positions for temporary, part-time and full-time are available to fit employees' needs. Benefits for full-time employment include medical and dental insurance, vacation, and 401K. Because we are a locally owned and operated home care agency, individualized consultations are regularly conducted with employees to ensure satisfaction in all areas of their home health care career. As an example of this satisfaction and pride felt by our employees, each year an appreciation dinner is held for our "long-term" employees. These caregivers have been an integral part of Nurse Force for four years or longer; many taking care of the same client throughout that time. We are very proud of our employees and would like you to become a part of our team. Not only does our motto, "Home Care That Feels Like Family" apply to our clients; it also extends to all of our employees. For further information on becoming a member of the Nurse Force family, please send an e-mail to our staffing coordinators or call us directly at 515-224-4566.

Nurse Force Recognizes Valued Employees

In today's current health field, it is not uncommon for employees to work for any given health care agency for as little as 2 - 12 months. However, one of the things Nurse Force takes pride in is the dedication and commitment our employees show not only to our clients, but to our agency as well. We have several employees who have been with us for well over 10 years. That, in and of itself, speaks volumes.

While we are proud of all our employees, Nurse Force has recently begun a new Employee Recognition Program. Each month our office staff receives nominations of caregivers from field staff, clients, and our case managers. These nominees are then reviewed and judged based on the following criteria:

• Quality of client care
• Attendance
• Documentation
• Maintaining a positive attitude
• Flexibility in working with our staffing department
• Cooperating and maintaining a good working relationship with co-workers
• Completion of In-Services

One nominee is selected each month and has their picture and name prominently displayed on a beautiful walnut plaque in the front office reception area. They also receive a personalized 5 x 7 Employee Recognition plaque, a Nurse Force scrub top with their name and “Employee of the Month” embroidered on it, and entry into our end-of-the-year selection for Nurse Force Employee of the Year which entitles them to additional gifts and recognition.

Besides our Employee of the Month Program, additional recognition and awards are given to those employees who reach employment milestones of 5 and 10 years. Those having completed 5 years of service are presented with a 10-karat gold Nurse Force lapel pin shaped in our company logo. Those completing 10 years of service receive a 14-karat gold Nurse Force necklace.

Nurse Force is pleased to have such a fine team of dedicated and committed professionals who work for us.