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Nursing Assistant (Spinal Cord Injury Center)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 39 days ago
About the Role
This position is for a Nursing Assistant (GS-3/4/5) on the nursing care team at the Spinal Cord Injury Center, South Texas VA Healthcare System, assisting licensed staff with Veterans' daily living needs, hygiene, mobility, and rehabilitation. Duties expand with grade, from supervised basic care to independent complex care, tracheostomy suctioning, and mentoring newer assistants. Incumbents monitor vitals, document observations, and support treatment plans under RN/LPN direction.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Position Overview: Career-ladder Nursing Assistant position within Nursing Service at South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Spinal Cord Injury Center, providing care to Veterans with acute to chronic conditions across outpatient, inpatient, home, and Community Living Center (CLC) settings.
- →NAs are members of the nursing care team, providing direct patient care under RN/LVN/LPN clinical direction and Nurse Manager supervision, accountable to the Associate Director of Patient Care Services.
- →May be filled at GS-3, GS-4, or GS-5 with promotion potential to GS-5 as competencies are met.
- →GS-3 (Entry): Works under close supervision; refers issues/questions to supervisors, higher-graded NAs, or other healthcare professionals.
- →Learning basic duties: glucose monitoring, personal hygiene, physical comfort, activity/exercise/rest, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, and rehabilitative aspects of care.
- →Begins using observation skills for data collection and reporting.
- →Assists with patient/family orientation to unit routines and engages in group activities (off-station trips, reality orientation, current events) under close supervision.
- →Trained to set up patient care equipment and organize supplies.
- →GS-4 (Developmental): Works under close supervision with growing independence in performing complex nursing skills; refers issues to supervisors, higher-graded NAs, or licensed staff.
- →Competent in personal hygiene, physical comfort, activity, nutrition, elimination, skin breakdown prevention, and rehabilitative care.
- →Reports patient status and observations to the RN according to established procedures.
- →GS-5 (Full Performance): Functions with more complex, variable patient assignments under RN/LVN/LPN direction; serves as preceptor and mentor to newer NAs, coordinating orientation and assessing practical experience.
- →Administers complete tracheostomy care including suctioning; performs enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care/simple dressings, and application of braces and prosthetic devices.
- →Recognizes and reacts to emergent situations, initiating basic life support, controlling bleeding, and assisting with behavior crises while awaiting assistance.
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.
- ✓Pre-Employment/Post-Employment Physical Examination: May be required, depending on the needs of the organization 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: 565ed47b-f02c-46d7-93bc-b6185e2e9b8f
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