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Nursing Assistant - PCS, Inpatient Mental Health
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 36 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant assigned to the Inpatient Mental Health Services functions as a member of the nursing care team and assists higher graded nursing assistants, 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/residents who are in acute, subacute, or chronic states of illness.
What You'll Do
- →Assumes more of a peer education/mentorship role.
- →Maintains patient confidentiality (i.e., records, hospital course, treatments, etc.).
- →Moves patients or others throughout the facility or grounds to appointments or other areas as needed.
- →Provides safe timely transport utilizing appropriate safe patient handling equipment.
- →Provides complete personal hygiene needs and documents in the veteran's records.
- →Promotes the physical independence of the patient by encouraging and teaching individual patients and groups of patients in self-care activities such as progressive steps in personal hygiene, bathing, and oral care, also assists in teaching and encouraging other care activities such as eating, dressing, undressing, and bladder and other training as needed.
- →Takes and records vital signs and weights.
- →Reports change of status to RN Cleans reusable medical equipment on the unit and maintains a neat and orderly patient care environment.
- →Ability to observe patients/residents' or residents' physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner.
- →Work Schedule: Rotating days of 3:30 pm -12:00 am shift, Including weekend and holiday rotation.
- →Subject to change based on the needs of the facility.
- →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).
- →Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
- →Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
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: 8495a52d-c3e0-4cb9-a0c9-548e73f4d5db
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