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Intermittent Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 35 days ago
About the Role
The VA St. Louis Health Care System in St. Louis, Missouri is currently recruiting for Nursing Assistants for various services within John Cochran facilities. Responsible personal patient care duties, supporting diagnostic procedures, technical nursing treatments, patient charting, and patient instruction which involves direct work relationships with patients and participation as a member of the nursing care team in direct services to patients.
What You'll Do
- →Louis Health Care System (VASTLHCS) is seeking to hire a Nursing Assistant to help serve our Veterans in our various services.
- →Under the clinical supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) or the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), the Nursing Assistant (NA) performs work assisting other medical personnel in the diagnosis and/or treatment of patient medical conditions.
- →Duties include but not limited to: Performs/Assists patients with activities of daily living/personal care and routine and prescribed patient care, utilizing Medical Center resources, as indicated.
- →Complies with policies and procedures of the Medical Center and specific job related standard operating procedures.
- →Attends and completes training required for continuing education and mandatory training with established policy and procedures.
- →Assists with administration of care and treatments, assembles and operates equipment, and assists patients with special equipment according to level of education and training.
- →Maintains a clean environment, observes and practices Patient Care Service policy and procedure about infection control.
- →Communicates with patients and families in a courteous, professional manner and provides patient, family/significant others instruction within the incumbent's level of training and education.
- →Other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: 12 Hour shift with minimal rotation.
- →This is an intermittent position.
- →Telework: Not available.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Benefits
- ★This intermittent position does not provide benefits.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9d7d3608-6738-4cd9-a768-27940a05d16c
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