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Nursing Assistant - Recreational Therapy Aide
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
This Nursing Assistant (NA) works under the direction of a Recreational Therapist, utilizes basic patient care skills and non-complex techniques, in a healthcare setting, to provide recreational, personal and general heath care to adult residents, aged 18-85 and older, who require restorative/rehabilitative care.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include, but are not limited to: Under the direction of a Recreational Therapist, they will offer various recreational therapy activities to patients Work consists of patient care, clinic support, diagnostic support, therapeutic treatment, and documentation in medical record, and resident teaching duties.
- →The employee must recognize the differences between residents (for example, some residents may need more care than others) and varies the patient care accordingly.
- →The employee prioritizes care, recognizing the differences in residents' diseases and/or illnesses to provide proper information to staff/residents/family members.
- →Under the direction of a Recreational Therapist, set up and run various group activities for patients Medical record documentation consists of normally following a designated/template charting technique that provides a daily outline or summary of the resident's care this consist of group and individual treatment notes.
- →Provides escort and transport assistance for residents on station and off station in multiple vehicles, i.e. regular van, car and or bus.
- →Perform other duties as assigned Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Work Schedule: 12:00 PM - 8:30 PM; rotating weekend hours with existing staff.
- →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.
- →Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
- →Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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: 8e7c92ae-0526-470c-9732-a237edf03f84
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