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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 57 days ago
About the Role
The Nursing Assistant (NA) will have basic nursing skills in order to provide care to patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a health care setting.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include but not limited to: Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans refers deviation to appropriate health care staff.
- →Provides direct care for complex veterans.
- →Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and takes action accordingly within the NA's assigned role.
- →Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms. - Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personal.
- →Administers complete tracheostomy care including suctioning.
- →Administers complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
- →Monitor and documents patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately.
- →Performs nursing procedures with scope of proactive and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to, enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care simple dressing, application/monitoring of braces and prosthetic devices.
- →Works on small group activities with veteran/residents according to the treatment plan.
- →Recognizes the veterans/resident's autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment.
- →Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as lift equipment, Hydro sound tubs, and Veteran/Resident Wandering System.
- →Verbally provides patient information to the treatment team for inclusion in the veteran/resident's plan of care, actively participates in treatment team meetings for resident care planning.
- →Enters information about the resident's condition in the chart utilizing appropriate formats. - Participates in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the veteran.
- →Removes defective equipment, reports hazards, observes safety regulations, contributes to infection control and utilizes proper aseptic technique in performance of duties.
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: cc90c18c-e4a3-4c05-b4ca-d67347989f7a
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