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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within the Community Living Center at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System as a Nursing Assistant in Geriatrics and Extended Care. The Nursing Assistant is responsible for providing direct care to the patient/resident. The NA also provides assistance to the licensed nursing staff in care of patients throughout the facility receiving preventive, acute, subacute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.
What You'll Do
- →Clinical Responsibilities - Assist with Treatment 24/7/365 position requiring night, weekend, and holiday hours.
- →Assists in the care and treatment of patients receiving medical, surgical, psychiatric, or outpatient treatment.
- →Observes and reports changes in patient behavior, attitude, and appearance, such as patients' color, vital signs, wound/skin condition, and reaction to/results of treatment.
- →Assists in the performance of diagnostic/assessment examinations by performing duties such as the taking/monitoring, recording, and reporting of vital signs, height, weight, patient concerns/symptoms, and less obvious changes in patients' condition.
- →Provides care to patients experiencing extremes of behavior, including those who are severely depressed, agitated, and/or acting out and those patients with complex medical conditions.
- →The care provided frequently involves setting up/working around various types of medical equipment and the use of medical supplies.
- →Recognizes emergency situations and appropriately intervenes while awaiting assistance.
- →Assist with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) as needed.
- →Clinical Responsibilities - Personal Patient Care Performs a wide variety of duties aimed at increasing patients' comfort and health status.
- →Performs patient care and comfort measures addressing patients' biopsychosocial needs, personal hygiene, physical comfort, nutrition, hydration, skin care, rehabilitation, and safety.
- →Identifies and reports data relative to more complex patient situations including subtle changes in patients' behavior or condition, or variances related to neurological and vital signs, actual and potential safety issues, and other parameters.
- →Patient Teaching Explains to patients and family members the necessity of procedures for proper health care.
- →Provides specific health information based on patient's condition, such as acceptance of limited physical mobility, proper body mechanics, and the importance of adhering to prescribed regimens for both medical and mental health conditions.
- →Administrative Responsibilities Required to complete quarterly BLS training prior to first day of new quarter.
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: 8d4bccb1-f653-4739-8a3e-ed96207099a1
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