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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 11 days ago
About the Role
The Oklahoma City Nursing, Acute Care Service is recruiting two (2) Nursing Assistant.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major Duties and Responsibilities: The NA is learning to perform basic nursing duties under close supervision in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home or community living care, acute, sub-acute.
- →The NA will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.
- →All duties performed will be completed under close supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task.
- →Will learn to appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned Veterans.
- →Maintains a positive therapeutic relationship by displaying respect for human dignity with patients, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
- →Begins to utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording patient/resident observations.
- →Learning to utilize principles of proper body mechanics and follows procedures for use of patient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilization of lifting equipment.
- →Reports patient observations to the RN and/or other members of the treatment team.
- →Trained to set up patient care related equipment Organizes and obtains routine supplies and equipment.
- →Assist with orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies.
- →Work as a cooperative, courteous member of the interdisciplinary team.
- →Safeguarding the patient's right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.
- →Uses proper safety practices.
- →Learning to utilize equipment and supplies according to 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: 9ad2fea8-34ea-4460-a445-3d03c5e5baec
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