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Nursing Assistant (Mental Health)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
This Nursing Assistant position is with the Inpatient Mental Health section within the Nursing, Acute Department at the Williams Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional General Description of Assigned Duties: Performs assignments required of a NA and will uphold the standards of care as outlined by the Medical Center and the Service Policies, Procedures and ICARE values.
- →The position requires the ability to work alternate schedules during evenings, nights, weekends, weekdays, holidays, and may alternate schedules to ensure adequate coverage of support functions.
- →Performs a variety of nursing duties aimed at increasing the safety, comfort, and spirit of the patient while following established policies and procedures.
- →Provide acute and close observation of patients with medical or mental health conditions requiring such observation.
- →This includes intervening to prevent an act of self or other harm by patients, assisting with prevention and management of disruptive behavior, and reporting to the charge nurse any deviation from baseline behavior or condition.
- →Escorts non-critical and involuntary patients to appointments in a safe and cautious manner.
- →He/she provides 1:1 observation for suicidal, wander. or high fall risk patients as directed by the Supervisor or Charge Nurse.
- →Considers all characteristics of the individual. including age and life stages, state of health, race and culture, values, and previous experiences.
- →Uses personal protection equipment (PPE) and lifting devices and operates patient care equipment according to standards and reports unsafe conditions/equipment.
- →Exercise careful work habits and caution to assure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and other staff members as well as self.
- →Maintains patient confidentiality (i.e., records, hospital course, treatments, etc.).
- →Recognizes age related needs of the veterans.
- →Accepts and carries out instructions from Supervisor.
- →Treats all patients. families, co-workers and all customers with dignity, respect, and civility.
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: cc211fc1-8e1f-402f-862f-9f8ebf68ba73
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