You are applying to work in a nursing facility. There are certain risks and conditions of employment inherent in working in a health care facility that you should consider before submitting this Application. The job for which you are applying: May require you to work throughout the facility, which may include the nursing service areas, such as resident rooms, bathing rooms, kitchen and dining area. Will involve interactions with residents, fellow employees, visitors, contractors/vendors, and government officials. May expose you to air contaminants, hazardous chemicals, blood, body fluids, infectious diseases, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and Legionnaireās disease. May subject you to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel and visitors. May cause you to work beyond normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary. Will require you to adhere to a dress code. Is subject to call-back or call-in during emergency conditions and when staffing needs require. May subject you to injury from falls, equipment, residents acting out, etc. through the workday, as well as reactions to resident medications. Will require you to work rotating weekends and holidays. It is important that you fully understand that regardless of the position for which you are applying, working in a nursing facility requires patience, skills, and certain physical requirements. With or without the aid of an accommodation, the job for which you are applying may require you to: Move intermittently throughout the day. Read, speak and write English fluently. See and hear (or use prosthetics or devices that will enable these senses to function adequately) to ensure that the requirements of the position are met. Maintain good physical and mental health. Maintain the stamina to work effectively under adverse conditions. Be available to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations. Cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position, which may include resident physical and mental sickness and death. Relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile, people within the facility. Push, pull, move and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet, and be able to push, pull, move and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet. By digitally signing and submitting this Application, you are asserting that you have read and understood the working conditions and requirements noted above, and that you can meet or exceed all of the requirements and are willing to work under the conditions noted. Different positions may have more strenuous physical requirements as outlined in the applicable job description.
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