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Nursing Assistant Spinal Cord Injury V1
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
About the Role
The Long Beach VA Healthcare System Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) V1 is looking to fill 2 Nursing Assistant (NA) vacancies.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Provides direct care for complex veterans.
- →Obtains vital signs and reports any abnormal vital signs to appropriate staff in a timely manner.
- →Makes observations of subtle changes in patient's condition, i.e., behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and takes action accordingly within the NA's assigned role.
- →Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms.
- →Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personal.
- →Monitor and documents patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately.
- →Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such Foley Care, Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) prevention, and AvaSure tele sitter.
- →Recognizes the patient's autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment.
- →Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as lift equipment.
- →Participates in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the patient/resident; Removes defective equipment, reports hazards, observes safety regulations, contributes to infection control, and utilizes proper aseptic technique in performance of duties.
- →Enters information about the residents' condition in the chart, utilizing appropriate formats.
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Preferred Experience: At least one year of recent, successful, full-time experience in providing care to patients in a rehabilitation or Spinal Cord Injury/Disease setting is preferred.
- →Work Schedule: Various Shifts; Work schedule is subject to change based on the needs of the organization.
- →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 dentification 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: c690f5e9-1cd8-49a9-b0ba-d0985111d99d
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