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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 111 days ago
About the Role
This is an Open & Continuous Announcement and will remain open until 8/20/26 to fill current and future NA - Long Term Care vacancies for various shifts at the Montrose Campus. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be referred for consideration as vacancies become available.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Nursing Assistant (NA) will work in a Long Term Care Unit at either the Montrose Campus.
- →The Community Living Center (CLC) Nursing Assistant (NA) will primarily perform assignments required in the 24/7 setting within Nursing Service and may perform assignments outside of the CLC as needed.
- →This position requires the NA to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays to meet the operational needs of the home.
- →The CLC NA will uphold the standards of care as outlined by Facility / Nursing Service policies and procedures.
- →The incumbent provides nursing care to a variety of residents within the Community Living Center.
- →The NAs function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.
- →The NA may also assumes a peer education/mentorship.
- →Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Provides direct care for complex veterans Performs nursing care to meet the patient's/resident's need for personal hygiene, physical comfort, activity, exercise, rest, nutrition, elimination, prevention of skin breakdown, and rehabilitative aspects of care.
- →Makes observations of subtle changes in resident'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 and within the Electronic Health Record.
- →Responds appropriately to subtle patient/resident changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personnel Performs tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
- →Monitor and documents patient/resident intake and output, reporting deviations timely and accurately Monitors patients/residents according to levels of observations i.e.one to one suicide, continuous observation, q 15 minute checks, and conducts intentional hourly rounding.
- →Monitors Veterans who may be at risk for harming themselves and or others according to established policies and procedures and appropriately refers issues to the charge nurse or other health care professional.
- →Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures.
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.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓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: 2e9021e7-0984-4d26-a18c-f933263985a8
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