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Nursing Assistant (5 South Med/Surg-Telemetry)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System is seeking a full-time Nursing Assistant (NA) for our Med/Surg Telemetry Unit. The NA provide basic to complex nursing care as a member of the nursing care team by assisting licensed nursing staff and other members of the care team; provide care under close supervision, while learning to perform complex nursing skills and will refer issues/questions to supervisors, licensed nursing staff or other health care professionals.
What You'll Do
- →Current, permanent Greater Los Angeles VA employees will be given 1st consideration.
- →Must submit most recent SF-50 to receive first consideration.
- →As a Nursing Assistant you will meet the needs of customers while supporting VA missions.
- →The primary purpose of the restorative Nursing Assistant position is to perform direct patient support work to include individualized exercise regimens for patients.
- →Perform all direct patient care tasks in the nursing assistant role.
- →Provide instruction to patients and family members about restorative nursing techniques to enhance independence in function and to maintain resident's self-performance of care.
- →Provides care to patients experiencing deconditioning or learning needs in relationship to functional activities of daily living.
- →Have knowledge of restorative principles driving direct patient care.
- →Ability to provide assistance of a nursing, restorative, specialized, or support nature to health and medical personnel in the rehabilitation unit.
- →Knowledge of and skill in assisting occupational and physical therapy staff in the restoration and maintenance of the individual patient's plan of care.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: 80 hrs.; 7:30am-8:00pm (including weekends and holidays) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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 dentification 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).
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3f1c4e8d-6c18-4dc8-9b20-e98ef3b2c462
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