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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 129 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant (NA) functions as a member of the nursing team and under the guidance of the Registered Nurse (RN) in the care of patients. First Area of consideration: VA Caribbean Healthcare System Current Permanent Employees. Second Area of consideration: The Public.
What You'll Do
- →The Nursing Assistant (NA) functions as a member of the nursing team and under the guidance of the Registered Nurse (RN) in the care of patients.
- →The Nursing Assistant must have knowledge, skills, a strong work ethic, and a patient-driven orientation to provide quality patient care, as well as to provide verbal and written documentation, provide safe and individualized care to patients who are in the inpatient medicine and rehabilitation care setting.
- →She/he must have knowledge of medical terminology and possess enough skills to apply practice to ensure the appropriate/safe use of equipment and supplies.
- →The Nursing Assistant must have knowledge of the principles of infection control and principles of safety and be able to recognize urgent/emergent situations.
- →Recognizes the correlation between patients/person served/residents behavior and physical condition has skill in modifying approaches to meet individual patients/person served/residents needs and understands simple scientific facts and principles.
- →In organizing and delivering care, the Nursing Assistant recognizes and considers emotional, cultural, spiritual, and age-related factors.
- →Work Schedule: Rotating Shifts, weekends and holidays Telework: Not available.
- →Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
- →Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
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: 594b6227-e124-42b8-83a1-979df8e068ae
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