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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 63 days ago
About the Role
The LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center is seeking a Full-Time, Nursing Assistant (NA) at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center within the Patient Care Service.
What You'll Do
- →The Nursing Assistant will function as a member of the nursing care team and assist higher grade Nursing Assistants and licensed nursing staff in the care of patients.Duties include, but are not limited to: Adheres to VA and Nursing policies, procedures and standards.
- →Delivers care to patients in a respectful, non-judgmental manner.
- →Maintains patient privacy/confidentiality and patient rights to privacy/confidentiality.
- →Sets limits within the Nursing Assistant/patient relationship, which are clearly defined.
- →Participates in selected Performance Improvement (PI) activities as directed.
- →Assists with selected activities related to patient admission/transfer and discharge.
- →Collects patient information including observation of overall condition.
- →Recognizes and reports obvious changes in patient condition including emergencies.
- →Takes appropriate actions in response to patient emergent situations.
- →Accurately documents patient information on flow sheets and a Computerized Patient Reporting System (CPRS).
- →Provides patient information to the accountable RN for inclusion in the patient's plan of care.
- →Completes assignments, reports to the accountable RN when assignment has been completed, or when unable to complete activities.
- →Uses appropriate lifting/moving/transfer techniques/devices.
- →Utilizes infection control and universal standard precautions.
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 dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓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: e020ebb1-0952-47d8-868a-3c1861dab89b
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