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Nursing Assistant- VA Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 44 days ago
About the Role
This Nursing Assistant position is located within the VA Community Living Center at the Grand Island VA, providing care to Veterans receiving extended hospital care and short-term rehabilitation levels of care which includes help with activities of daily living, skilled nursing, and dementia care. The mission of a Community Living Center is to restore each Veteran to his or her highest level of well-being, to prevent declines in health, and provide comfort at the end of life.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional This position is located within a VA Community Living Center (CLC) at Grand Island VA, 2201 North Broadwell Avenue, Grand Island NE 68803.
- →VA Community Living Centers are a place where Veterans receive extended hospital care and short-term rehabilitation levels of care which includes help with activities of daily living, skilled nursing, and dementia care.
- →This CLC provides services to eligible Veterans needing skilled healthcare, rehabilitation, or dementia/ neurocognitive support.
- →Veterans stay for a short time (between 30-90 days) .Major Duties of the CLC Nursing Assistant include, but are not limited to: Takes and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, pulse oximetry, height and weight.
- →Assists with activities related to bathing, shaving, feeding, oral hygiene, ambulation, and dressing.
- →Performs basic procedures such as blood glucose testing and bladder scans.
- →Sets up equipment such as oxygen tanks, suction canisters, and cardiac monitors.
- →Escorts patients to different areas of the facility as needed.
- →Assists the RN or LPN in the rehabilitation goals, positioning patients for bedside procedures or cares, and ensuring overall safety.
- →Promotes Veteran participation in the therapeutic community by fostering self-reliance and independence.
- →Recognizes and supports suicide prevention initiatives.
- →Recognized emergency situations and initiates emergency procedures until help arrives.
- →Documents the patients daily living activities in electronic patient record system.
- →Interacts with patients' families, helping them to feel comfortable.
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.
- ✓You may be required to serve a trial period.
- ✓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.
- ✓Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- ✓Training provided.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination/evaluation Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 77c08751-55ef-4f4f-be10-bce480ec2aad
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