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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 33 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant (NA) GS-3 is the entry level nursing position; the candidate will be provided opportunities to develop basic nursing assistant skills to provide care to patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a health care setting. Individuals assigned as GS-3 NAs are at the entry grade and are closely monitored and supervised.
What You'll Do
- →Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties: Completes duties at the lower grade and, in this position, performs activities of daily living and provides a range of care that contributes to the Veteran's treatment plan, recovery, and wellness under the direction of a licensed health care provider.
- →Performs these duties in a variety of health care settings, such as outpatient, inpatient, home, Community Living Center (CLC), acute, and subacute.
- →Cares for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.
- →Demonstrates the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: Provides a range of patient/resident care and contributes to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients/residents.
- →Observes patients or residents' physical or emotional status and refers deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner.
- →Uses equipment, materials, and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as bladder scan, continuous passive motion device, blood glucose monitoring machine, specimen collection, etc.
- →Communicates with patients/residents, their families, and other health professionals.
- →The NA becomes proficient in maintaining positive therapeutic relationships by demonstrating respect for human dignity toward patients, families,, and/or significant others, utilizing communication skills.
- →Utilizes observation skills for data collection, reporting, and recording.
- →Participates in patient-centered conferences/shift reports and contributes information for the development and review of the nursing care plan.
- →Maintains a therapeutic environment for patients in accordance with established procedures and policies by reporting actual or potential accidents, fire hazards, and faulty equipment.
- →Customer Service Requirements: Meets the needs of all customers while supporting the Medical Center and Service missions.
- →Communicates and treats customers (patients, visitors, volunteers, and all Medical Center staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
- →Provides customers with consistent information in accordance with established policies and procedures.
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: 95cc743e-c7cd-435b-bc10-85ec3059df98
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