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Nursing Assistant (All Vacancies Including FT PT and PRN)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted today
About the Role
This is an open continuous announcement. We accept applications for these occupations on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available.
What You'll Do
- →As a Nursing Assistant you will provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to ill and injured veterans.
- →Duties include upholding the standards of care as outlined by the Medical Center and the Service policies and procedures.
- →Provide quality nursing care to a variety of patients whose age may range from 17 years to 100+ years.
- →Provides complete personal hygiene care needs.
- →Turn and position patients to maintain proper body alignment, lift, ambulates, and transfer patients.
- →Promote the physical independence of the patient by encouraging and teaching individual patients and groups of patients in self-care activities, such as progressive steps in personal hygiene, bathing, and oral care, also assists in teaching and encouraging other care activities such as eating, dressing, undressing, and bladder and other training as needed.
- →Prepare patients for meals, feeds, and assists those requiring assistance.
- →Take and record vital signs, weights, neurological checks, and circulatory checks.
- →Provides supportive assistance for the "Special precautions" therapeutic mode by maintaining contact with the patient, relative to their status.
- →Observes and report desired effects or side effects of psychotropic medications to the RN or provider.
- →Secures patients valuables, baggage and clothing.
- →Provides atmosphere and forum for a therapeutic relationship with patients by allowing the opportunity of self-expression and self-motivated appropriate behaviors by communicating acceptance or an empathetic communication and clear verbal feedback in a non-threatening manner.
- →Support multidisciplinary activities.
- →Your application is not complete until you've submitted the required application, 10-2850c.
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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓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).
- ✓Will need to be able to lift, push, and pull up to 35 pounds IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: e24068e9-6298-4873-a5ba-981d0c57b6f2
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