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Nursing Assistant-Medical, Surgical, Telemetry (C2)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 17 days ago
About the Role
The NA functions as a member of the nursing care team and assists higher graded NAs, licensed nursing staff, and other members of the care team in the care of patients/residents receiving outpatient care, home or community living care, or other patients who are in acute, sub-acute, or chronic states of illness. The Nursing Assistant in this role provides care under supervision and refers issues/questions to supervisors, higher graded NAs, or other healthcare professionals.
What You'll Do
- →Nursing Assistant - vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Nursing-Assistant-Career-Flyer.pdf GS-3: Clinical Nursing Practice: Provide and assist in oral hygiene with suctioning of oral cavity if necessary and denture care.
- →Change linen of occupied and unoccupied beds.
- →Assist patients with bedpans and urinals.
- →Administration: Enters leave in a timely manner, per facility policy.
- →Initiate and/or actively participate on a unit level quality or process improvement project/initiative with demonstrated outcomes.
- →Research: Participate in the accurate collection of data as instructed by the Nurse Manager or designee.
- →Participate in Performance Improvement activities at the unit level.
- →Education: Carry out teaching activities as assigned and according to pre-established teaching plan.
- →Reinforce patient education activities.
- →Reusable Medical Equipment: Be responsible for knowing what reusable instruments, equipment, medical devices or supplies are used (inventory) within assigned area.
- →Be familiar with which items are reprocessed locally (on unit) and/or which items are sent to sterile processing and/or SPD for reprocessing and/or sterilization.
- →If items are to be transported for reprocessing, he/she/they must be aware of the initial decontamination steps that must be taken prior to transport of item and the appropriate method of transport.
- →GS-4: Clinical Nursing Practice: 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).
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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
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