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Nursing Assistant - Geriatrics and Extended Care
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 35 days ago
About the Role
The Geriatric Extended Care (GEC) Nursing Assistant (NA) provides care to Veterans with physical and/or behavioral health issues. NAs support licensed nursing staff in preventive, acute, sub-acute, chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. They manage complex, varying, and sometimes unpredictable cases, working under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) and/or a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)/Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). ** This is an intermittent position located at Loch Raven.
What You'll Do
- →The nursing assistant will develop skills in order to participate in assessing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
- →Responsibilities will be completed under close supervision at all times as well as with appropriate training.
- →Duties include but are not limited to; Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans and refers deviation to appropriate health care staff.
- →Provides direct care for complex veterans.
- →Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc., and takes action accordingly within the NAs assigned role.
- →Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms.
- →Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personnel.
- →Administers complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
- →Monitor and documents patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately.
- →Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care, simple dressing, application of braces and prosthetic devices.
- →Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patient's/resident's treatment plan.
- →Recognizes the residents' autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment.
- →Actively participates in Treatment Planning Meetings.
- →Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as; lift equipment, Hydro sound Tubs, and Veteran/Resident 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 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 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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