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Nursing Assistant (Community Living Center & Hospice)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant (NA) provide care to patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a health care setting. The NA may perform these duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home or community living care, acute, sub-acute.
What You'll Do
- →The Nursing Assistant function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home or community living care, acute, sub-acute.
- →Nursing Assistant (CLC) Hospice duties include but is not limited to: Maintaining positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing communication skills.
- →Participate in patient centered conferences/shift reports, and contributing information for the development and review of the nursing care plan.
- →Participates in the implementation of the patient's therapeutic rehabilitative, restorative, and supportive treatment plan of care, to include range of motion exercises, application of anti-embolic stockings.
- →Competent with performing aspects of nursing care to meet patient'/resident needs for: Personal hygiene, Physical comfort, Activity, exercise, and rest, Nutrition, Elimination, Prevention of skin breakdown, Rehabilitative aspects of care Performing and documenting prescribed medical treatment and interventions for patients, such as diabetic urine testing and blood testing, simple dressing changes.
- →Learning to be proficient with the utilizing rehabilitative principles to promote patient independence and recovery, encouraging and guiding patient/residents in bowel and bladder training.
- →Engaging in-group activities such as off-station trips, reality orientation, current events and other therapeutic groups with direction and close supervision.
- →Monitors patients according to levels of observations i.e.
- →(one to one suicide, continuous observation, 15-minute checks, and hourly rounding.
- →Reports patient status to the RN and documents pertinent observations in the medical record according to established procedures.
- →Sets up patient care related equipment, such as hypothermia machines, oxygen delivery systems, portable and wall suction and assisting in monitoring proper functioning of equipment.
- →Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to collect glucose values on veterans when needed and refer deviations to appropriate nursing staff or other health care provider.
- →Assisting with patient education including orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies.
- →Maintain a therapeutic environment for patients according to established procedures and policies by reporting actual or potential accidents, fire hazards and faulty equipment.
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 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6fa01534-bee1-4c1e-bc44-2c1065a9d86e
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