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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
About the Role
This Nursing Assistant position is in the Community Living Center (CLC), this is VA's terminology for Nursing Home, at the VA Maine Medical Center. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- →Nursing Assistants function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff, and other members of the care team in the care of patients/residents receiving outpatient care, home or community living care or other patients/residents who are in acute, sub-acute, or chronic states of illness.
- →The significant factor is that they provide care under close supervision and refer issues/questions to supervisors or other healthcare professionals.
- →Depending on grade and assignment duties may include but are not limited to: Under the direction of the RN the NA provides care to acutely ill patients including baths, personal hygiene, nutrition/feeding, elimination, intake and output.
- →Including assisting with all activities of daily living (ADL).
- →Under the direction of the RN the NA may initiate and assist with CPR per hospital policy.
- →Practices under the model of Patient Centered Care while exhibiting the ICARE values.
- →Maintains full patient confidentiality.
- →Participates in the admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
- →Prepares patient care rooms for admissions or transfers.
- →Assists with removing patient specific items from the room at discharge.
- →Performs active and passive range of motion exercises.
- →Supports and assists patient with turning, moving, or transferring from bed to chair, commode etc.
- →The NA will maintain competency and utilize lift equipment to practice safe patient handling.
- →Assists with postmortem care of the body after death and transport of the body to the morgue.
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: 60d9d4ad-ab4c-4ac8-b660-b2e3adefe609
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