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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 14 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistants (NA) position is located in the Audie Murphy VA, San Antonio, TX. The NA performs a range of patient care procedures under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). The NA serves as members of the interdisciplinary team that provides care to Veterans with a variety of physical and/or behavioral problems. Care is provided in a perioperative and radiology setting, carrying out observations, specialized care, and patient interaction.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties may include but are not limited to: Duties include but are not limited to: Completes all care assignments in a safe and timely manner.
- →Strictly adheres to Patient Identification facility policy when receiving or before transporting patients Actively participates in unit level quality improvement activities and attends huddles, team meetings, and assigned committees.
- →Completes applicable documentation per policy to include but not limited to: Intake/Output, daily weights, Vital Signs, pain score, hourly rounding, blood glucose testing with accurate comment for notification.
- →Uses the appropriate equipment to include but not limited to EKGs, SCDs, bladder scanner, lift equipment, glucometer to include maintenance of quality controls as applicable.
- →When using the glucometer, notifies the appropriate healthcare staff of glucose result deviations.
- →Adheres to all reusable medical equipment (RME) standard operation procedures.
- →Participates in the equipment inventory process.
- →Implements the appropriate interventions to prevent/reduce hospital acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls under the direction of the RN/LPN.
- →Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies, standard procedures and competencies.
- →May assist with surgical skin preparation to include hair clipping and holding limbs.
- →Performs turnover of exam/procedure room, cleaning and sanitizing patient exam/procedure room as needed.
- →Prepares exam/procedure room, assisting Providers and Nursing staff with room set-up for procedures according to training and competencies.
- →Assists Providers and Nurses in the care and treatment of Veterans.
- →Participates in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the Veteran.
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: 2de5a134-7773-4f5a-b72f-624075492af2
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