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Domiciliary Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 88 days ago
On-site North Chicago, IL $56K – $73K Apply by Jul 17, 2026 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant ESFJESTJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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This position is organizationally aligned under the Clinical Informatics/ Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs (RRTP) Department at the James A. Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, IL. RRTP offers a structured and supportive residential treatment environment to Veterans struggling with substance abuse, mental health issues and/ or homelessness. Domiciliary Assistants provide 24/7 RRTP coverage of the programs on a rotational basis, working all shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
What You'll Do
- →Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Administrative- Performs regular administrative functions, e.g., processes residents for admission and clearance, completes entries In communication log, completes progress notes.
- →Conducts Environment of Care (EOC) rounds and documents the findings.
- →Conducts walk through rounds of patients' living areas to resolve patient issues regarding safety, health, and hygiene.
- →Makes daily inspections to check program equipment, supplies, health and safety, and security problems.
- →Initiates appropriate corrective action including work orders or calling for emergency repairs.
- →Conducts weekly locker inspections for health, welfare, safety and security purposes.
- →Performs bed checks and reports patients who are absent at bed check.
- →Conducts breathalyzers and collects specimens per program policy.
- →Conducts searches of patient locker, belongings, and furnishing when there is a reason to believe a patient has concealed a potentially harmful material or item.
- →Monitors CCTV and documents status.
- →Direct Patient Care/ Clinical- Responsible for developing and maintaining a therapeutic professional helping relationship with residents admitted to the RRTP.
- →Provides orientation to new residents by explaining RRTP policies/procedures, treatment expectations and goals.
- →Interviews each resident to assess skills associated with activities of dally living, personal hygiene, interpersonal communication, etc.
- →Works with residents who have a variety of physical, mental, emotional and behavior problems using different techniques.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1a20d152-aacf-4587-94f8-79721831f38e
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