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Nursing Assistant - (Inpatient and Emergency Services Division) IESD
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
The significant factor of Nursing Assistants is that they provide care under close supervision, are learning to perform complex nursing skills, and will refer issues/questions to supervisors, higher graded Nursing Assistants, licensed nursing staff or other healthcare professionals. Performs activities of daily living and provides a range of care that contributes to the Veteran's treatment plan, recovery, and wellness under the direction of a licensed health care provider.
What You'll Do
- →Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties, But Are Not Limited To:The GS-3 NA is learning to perform basic nursing duties under close supervision in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home or Community Living Center (CLC), acute, sub-acute.
- →Personal Hygiene Physical comfort Activity, Exercise, Rest Nutrition Elimination Prevention of Skin Breakdown Rehabilitative Aspects of Care.
- →The GS-4 NA successfully completes duties at the lower grade, and in this position performs activities of daily living and provides a range of care that contributes to the Veteran's treatment plan, recovery, and wellness under the direction of a licensed health care provider.
- →Ability to provide a range of patient/resident care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients/residents.
- →Ability to observe patients or residents' physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner.
- →Ability to properly use equipment, materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as bladder scan, continuous passive motion device, blood glucose monitoring machine, specimen collection, etc.
- →Ability to communicate effectively with patients/residents, their families and other health professionals.
- →The GS-5 NA successfully completes duties at the lower grades, and in this position performs activities of daily living and provides a range of care that contributes to the Veteran's treatment plan, recovery, and wellness under the direction of a licensed health care provider.
- →Ability to assist in the full range of nursing care to patients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems in a hospital, long term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse.
- →Ability to communicate orally with patients/residents, families, interdisciplinary team and other personnel.
- →This includes serving as a preceptor to new NAs by assisting with the coordination of their orientation and overseeing/assessing their practical experience while in a clinical setting.
- →Ability to recognize and react to emergent patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance.
- →For example, recognizing need for basic life support, controlling bleeding and assisting with behavior crisis, etc.
- →Work Schedule: various tours available to include 7pm-7:30 am, 7am-7:30pm with rotating days off - weekends and holidays included.
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 evaluation/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
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