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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
About the Role
The Dayton VA Medical Center is seeking Nursing Assistants for all shifts to join our team in the Community Living Center, Roosevelt Gardens. Selectees will provide Veteran/resident care, perform clinical procedures, technical procedures and ancillary services. You also perform personal care or nursing care activities that do not require licensure and/or education.
What You'll Do
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Listens attentively to report and note pertinent items.
- →Accepts adults chosen life-styles and assists necessary adjustments relating to health.
- →Recognizing adults' values and function of independence and ability to be self-sustaining in life.
- →Assisting patients to keep physically and socially active and to maintain peer group interactions.
- →Assisting patients to cope with loss, e.g. hearing, eyesight, and death of significant others.
- →Assisting patients with self-care as required, and with maintaining as much independence as possible.
- →Performs basic procedures and treatments according to the orientation/annual/unit specific competency checklist.
- →Recognizes medical/behavioral emergencies and obtains immediate assistance; completes basic life support and PMDB (as appropriate) training within orientation period.
- →Assists patients to keep physically and socially active.
- →Attends interdisciplinary rounds and discharge planning meetings, developing an awareness of team member roles and educational tools.
- →Implements patient instruction/discharge planning interventions for assigned patients as designated by Team Leader/Charge Nurse.
- →Provides respectful care that maintains individuality, dignity, and self-esteem for Veterans.
- →Functions as a therapeutic companion (TC) for Veterans who need close observation.
- →TC assignment includes providing care (baths, personal hygiene, feeding, elimination, and intake and output) for Veteran and preventing Veteran from hurting himself or interfering with the treatment by pulling out lines/IVs.
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: 171fb65b-5697-4b0e-a3a0-2b48bf0a2ee9
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