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Nursing Assistant - Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This Nursing Assistant position is located within the Fargo VA Medical Center, Rehabilitation and Extended Care Integrated Clinical Community in Fargo ND. You will be assigned to our Community Living Center where you will care for Veterans in acute, sub-acute, or chronic states of illness; performing aspects of nursing care which require knowledge of physical and behavioral concepts essential for individualized care and the ability to understand complex resident treatment regimens.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties of the Nursing Assistant include, but not limited to: Assist with care of acutely ill and more complex residents.
- →Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition and reports to registered nurse.
- →Observes residents for appropriate oxygen administration and performs pulse oximeter readings.
- →Assists the nurse or provider with wound care.
- →Reinforces resident teaching.
- →Participates actively in mandatory reviews, unit meetings and in-services.
- →Manages indwelling urinary catheter bags; emptying recording and reporting urine output to the nurse.
- →Performs and records blood glucose monitoring and reports finding to nurse.
- →Provides 1:1 sitter coverage.
- →Obtains and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, pulse oximetry, height, and weight.
- →Removal of heparin lock and urinary catheter based on competency.
- →Ensures correct placement of oxygen via nasal cannula/mask.
- →Performs EKGs.
- →Exchange oxygen tanks.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination or evaluation.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- ✓Training provided.
Personality Fit
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