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Nursing Assistant, Nursing Mental Health (1 West)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant performs complex age specific nursing care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of physical, mental, behavioral or psychological needs. The Nursing Assistant continues to provide care under supervision of a RN, are learning to perform complex nursing skills, and will refer issues/ questions to supervisors or other healthcare professionals.
What You'll Do
- →The Nursing Assistant may perform these duties in the inpatient (1 West) setting.
- →The Nursing Assistant will care for Veterans with acute to chronic behavioral health conditions.
- →All duties performed will be completed under RN supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task.
- →Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize vital signs monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate vital signs reading for the assigned Veteran.
- →Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned Veteran.
- →Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize the 12 LEAD EKG machine to collect and document appropriate 12 LEADs for the assigned Veteran.
- →Incumbent will appropriately utilize the Bladder Scanner machine to collect and document and verbalize importance of reporting any abnormal results to RN as soon as possible.
- →Nursing Assistant maintains positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patients, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
- →Nursing Assistant maintains PMDB level 3 of containment techniques currently for the inpatient mental health unit.
- →Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize physical restraints.
- →Correctly documents any activities completed with the veteran in physical restraint or seclusion.
- →Nursing Assistant utilizes observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording Veteran observations to appropriate Staff RNs, Licensed Independent practitioners (LIPs), or other clinicians.
- →Nursing Assistant performs aspects of nursing care to meet Veteran's needs for the following: Monitoring and documents Veterans for safety (one to one Patient Safety Attendant) as assigned.
- →Transportation of Veterans to other needed care in other departments.
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 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
Job ID: ef31c009-ddbf-4421-9968-420babe749c2
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