Preston Careers Newsletter - Winter 2023
You’re Invited: Community Open House, Wednesday, March 29Join us anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. to:
Looking forward to seeing you on March 29 at our Recruiting and Training Center located at 144 Main Street Southwest.
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Our Director of Nursing position has been filled by Valerie Ness. Valerie has been an RN for 30 years and has served as a nursing director for 19 years. An experienced, compassionate and skilled leader, Valerie has strong ties to this area of the state and is eager to build her clinical care team from the ground up. The Human Resources Specialist and Building Maintenance Director positions have been filled, and we are currently filling our Business Office Manager, Assistant Director of Nursing, and Nurse Educator positions. |
Up next, we will be posting and filling the following positions: Social Worker/Admissions Coordinator, Health Information Technician, Human Resources Technician, Public Affairs/Volunteer Coordinator, Housekeeping Supervisor, Food & Nutrition Services Supervisor, Warehouse Coordinator/Buyer, Staffing Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, and licensed Maintenance Assistant positions. Look for these and other MDVA vacancy announcements on the Minnesota Careers website.
When will the majority of hiring take place?
Hiring for most direct care/service positions will begin in early spring and continue through summer 2023. These positions include Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Recreation Program Assistants, Physical Therapist, Housekeepers, Dietary/Food Service Workers and Accounting/Finance positions. In total, Preston will have approximately 115 full-time and part-time positions when fully staffed.
You can stay connected through these options:
- Review job postings on Minnesota Careers website
- Sign up here for our monthly Jobs Bulletin
- Email questions to NewHomesJobs@state.mn.us
- Register online for this Preston quarterly Careers newsletter
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Quarterly Stakeholders Meeting Offers Veterans Home Update
In January, local, county and state government officials—along with business and school leaders and a variety of long-time planners and advocates for Preston’s new Veterans Home—met with MDVA Commissioner Larry Herke, Deputy Commissioner of Healthcare Douglas Hughes and other senior leaders for updates on the project. Dave Dunn, new Home Administrator, helped lead the meeting.
In September 2022, potential Residents began submitting their applications to live at the Preston Veterans Home. To date, dozens of applications have been received. Move-ins are anticipated to occur in summer 2023.
Questions about the application process?
Email us at NewHomesAdmissions@state.mn.us.
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Fun Facts
- There are 255 doors in the Preston Veterans Home.
- Almost three miles of copper pipe will be laid in this structure.
- 1/3 of an acre of ceramic tile and close to one acre of asphalt shingles are being installed in the building.
Hutchinson VFW Post 906 donates $10,000 to Preston Veterans Home
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) was honored to receive a very generous donation of $80,000 from the Department of Minnesota Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Charles McLaughlin Post 906 in Hutchinson, MN. This donation specifically was provided to each individual State Veterans Home, which will receive $10,000 per location.
Future Homes such as Preston will use this funding to purchase televisions for Residents’ bedrooms, an expense that skilled nursing care Residents would traditionally cover themselves. Thank you to Charles McLaughlin Post 906 in Hutchinson. Your partnership is essential in helping us provide the highest level of care to those who have served!
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Looking to do business with the Preston Veterans Home?
MDVA is focused on providing opportunities for Preston individuals and businesses to provide goods and services to our future Veterans Home. There’s a lot to learn about becoming a State of Minnesota vendor, such as registering online, creating a capabilities sheet, signing up to receive bid notices, becoming certified, and more. We want to make it as easy as possible for communities to work with us! Questions? Please visit the Office of Equity in Procurement (OEP).
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Preston Construction Milestones
All of us at MDVA are excited to see visible progress being made after many years of advocacy, hard work and planning. Current work includes:
- Tile has been completed in two Resident wings (total: 36 rooms)
- Casework installation is ongoing.
- Acoustical ceiling work is 30 percent completed.
You can watch the construction progress of the Minnesota State Veterans Home - Preston through the onsite camera.
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Director of Nursing Valerie Ness and Administrator Dave Dunn recently visited the construction site of the new Minnesota State Veterans Home - Preston.
