Job Listing
Nursing Assistant (Acute Care)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
The NA provides clinical and administrative support in a wide variety of patient care and related activities within Nursing Service including, but not limited to, roles assigned to Escort Services (i.e., direct patient care, patient transport, Reusable Medical Equipment cleaning). The NA functions as a member of the nursing care team and assists licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.
What You'll Do
- →The NA functions as a member of the nursing care team and assists licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.
- →The NA is able to provide patient/resident care during day, evening, and night tours of duty.
- →This includes not only the delivery of personal care but also observing, reporting, and recording pertinent information relative to patient care in the electronic medical record.
- →He/She/they possess the ability to recognize and react to emergent patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance.
- →The NA can recognize the need for basic life support, control bleeding and assist with behavior crisis, etc.
- →He/She/They perform and/or assist with diagnostic studies and performs treatments/procedures.
- →He/She/They is responsible to assist or teach patients regarding selected treatment procedures.
- →The NA works with maximal initiative and minimal supervision, demonstrates leadership to the nursing assistant staff, and teaches proper technique and procedure by example.
- →He/She/They promote maximal patient motivation, independence, and rehabilitation.
- →And provides patients with a sense of self-worth and dignity by fostering self-reliance.
- →The NA may perform duties in a variety of healthcare settings such as outpatient, inpatient, long-term care, hospice/palliative care, acute and sub-acute under close supervision.
- →The NA will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.
- →He/She/They must have demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide a full range of nursing care to patients with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems.
- →Work Schedule: Full-time (rotational) Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
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.
- ✓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: 58526fdb-f8a5-4138-9762-e14a05c6926a
Posted via USAJobs