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Nursing Assistant (Acute Care)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant (Acute Care) provides assistance to licensed nursing staff in the care of Veterans receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.
What You'll Do
- →The Nursing Assistant (Acute Care) provides assistance in the full range of nursing care to patients/Veterans with physical and/or behavioral problems in a hospital, long term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse.
- →Assists the Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Practical Nurse in the provision of patient care by meeting the patient's nursing needs.
- →In all patient interactions, the nursing assistant respects the integrity and dignity of the individual patient.
- →Responsibilities and duties include, but not limited to the following: Completes basic technical nursing procedures (in accordance with classroom instruction and correct clinical technical) for providing and monitoring direct patient care typical of the assigned unit.
- →Also, participates in therapeutic individual and group activities; observes for changes in mental and/or physical status; and demonstrates correct interventions to restore or maintain patient welfare and safety.
- →Measures and documents patient intake and output, takes vital signs, measures height and weight, reports deviations timely and accurately.
- →Provides nursing care to veterans requiring a 1:1 attendant.
- →Provides a range of Veteran care and contributes to the completion of the nursing care plan.
- →Performs direct care for complex Veterans; assists with ADLs (bathing; toileting; ambulation; feeding; positioning; oral hygiene care).
- →Assists in transporting/escorting Veterans to appointments, tests etc.
- →Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e., behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and takes action accordingly within the NA's assigned role.
- →Provide the proper hand-off communication to the appropriate staff (CNAs, licensed staff, etc.).
- →Answer and respond to call bells and phone calls to unit.
- →Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as lift equipment, transfer equipment, AvaSure Telesitter monitoring, and Veteran Wandering System.
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 employee occupation health evaluation.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9fde12f7-6a0b-465f-99a9-ab1792925abd
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