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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
About the Role
Under the direction of a Registered or Practical Nurse, the Nursing Assistant Inpatient Mental Health 10B provides direct patient care. The NA operates across diverse settings, including inpatient, outpatient, acute, community living care & home care, supporting patients with both acute & chronic conditions.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The duties of the Nursing Assistant Inpatient Mental Health 10B include but are not limited to: Participates in patients' admissions by establishing rapport and orienting the patient to the physical layout of the unit, hospital and unit rules/regulations, unit staff and patient rights.
- →Provides nursing care to patients of all ages and cultures and who are acutely, chronically, or seriously ill.
- →Provides input regarding patient care planning and implementation.
- →Offers constructive suggestions for improvement of patient care and encourages others to do the same.
- →Observes, reports and charts changes in patient's condition, attitudes, and complaints.
- →Institutes appropriate measure of intervention with patients during behavioral incidents.
- →Encourages the development of patient independence and assists with activities of daily living as appropriate.
- →Shares in responsibility for general ward orderliness and sanitation and care of equipment.
- →Keeps immediate supervisor informed of supply shortages and defective equipment.
- →Actively participates in developing and maintaining a safe recovery-oriented environment for patients and staff.
- →Assumes responsibility for validating own observations and therapeutic patient interventions with professional team members.
- →Actively participates as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
- →Assists the Registered Nurse in the care and treatment of the patient.
- →Recognizes emergency situations and intervene within scope of practice while awaiting assistance.
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: 48d0bb1b-8a3e-4a6b-9bf7-9f55de8bdf67
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