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Nursing Assistant-Float Pool
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 63 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant performs and/or assists with diagnostic studies and preforms treatments/procedures. Assists or teaches patients regarding selected treatment procedures. Works with maximal initiative and minimal supervision, demonstrates leadership to the nursing assistant staff, and teaches proper technique and procedure by example. Promotes maximal patient motivation, independence, and rehabilitation and provides patients with a sense of self-worth and dignity by fostering self-reliance.
What You'll Do
- →The Nursing Assistant will: 1.
- →Respond to patient calls for assistance in a timely manner. 2.
- →Ensure proper identification of patient per policy before administering care. 3.
- →Willingly assist co-workers without being asked and work well as a team member. 4.
- →Actively participate in change of shift by communicating all pertinent patient information to Team Leader, Charge Nurse and/or receiving shift. 5.
- →Assists with admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.
- →Completing duties as assigned and under the supervision and direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) and/or Lead Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). 6.
- →Give bed bath, tub and shower baths, shampoo hair, and assist patients with grooming.
- →Will consistently promote patient independence, rehabilitation and restorative nursing as the patient plan of care dictates. 7.
- →Maintains privacy and confidentiality of all aspects of patient care. 8.
- →Give morning and evening care. 9.
- →Provide a1/1d assist in oral hygiene with suctioning of oral cavity if necessary and denture care. 10.
- →Change linen of occupied and unoccupied beds. 11.
- →Assist patients with bedpans and urinals. 12.
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: 1b0b90f3-cda0-4bf9-933e-b98d1c32d91c
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