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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 9 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant (NA) position provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Nursing Assistant will intermittently support patients requiring nursing care and observation across Medical, Surgical, Rehabilitation, Mental Health, or CLC inpatient and outpatient units throughout the New York Harbor Healthcare System. They are accountable for adhering to standards of care and practice, and for maintaining competencies relevant to their roles and responsibilities.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Nursing Care Activities: Activities of Daily Living.
- →Assists /supervises feeding of patients/residents/ feeds.
- →Lifting and transferring.
- →Positioning of patients.
- →Range of motion exercises Restorative activities, rehabilitation and recreation.
- →One to one/close observation.
- →Direct Patient Care Activities: Taking and recording of vital signs including; TPR's and blood pressures.
- →GS-5 staff will perform venipuncture or receive venipuncture training.
- →Apply non-sterile dry dressing to skin Records and reports intake and output.
- →Positions the patient and assists in diagnostic examinations and therapeutic treatments.
- →Recognizes and reports changes in the patients' condition to the charge nurse/team leader.
- →Performs uncomplicated dressing changes.
- →Collects labels, bags and delivers specimens to the lab.
- →Takes appropriate action in emergency situations as in a crisis or code.
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 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: 3172b608-1576-4901-9fb6-12258f0d09fa
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