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Nursing Assistant-Med/Surg & Float Pool
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Wichita, Kansas is currently recruiting Nursing Assistants for our Medical/Surgical and Patient Support (Float Pool) departments.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Nursing Assistants work in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home, or community living care.
- →The incumbent for this position is responsible for caring for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.
- →Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Utilizing glucose monitoring machines to collect and document readings.
- →Maintaining positive therapeutic relationships with patients, families, and/or significant others.
- →Using observations skills for data collection, reporting, and recording patient/resident observations.
- →Performing nursing care to meet patient needs such as hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, elimination, activity, exercise, and rest.
- →Engaging in group activities such as off-station trips, reality orientation, and other therapeutic groups.
- →Applying principles of proper body mechanics while caring for patients.
- →Reporting patient observations to the RN and/or other members of the treatment team.
- →Organizing and obtaining routine supplies and equipment.
- →Safeguarding patient's right to privacy and protecting information of a confidential nature.
- →Monitoring patients according to required policies and procedures.
- →Work Schedule: Med/Surg-Night Shift (7pm-7am); Float Pool-All Tours (7am-7:30pm; 7pm-7:30am) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
- →When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
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: 66af8b7a-8196-4758-8e12-3be27cf0a7b5
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