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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 130 days ago
About the Role
These Nursing Assistant positions are located on 6 East within the Nursing, Acute Care Service at the West Haven, CT VA Medical Center.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The incumbent in this position functions as a Nursing Assistant (NA) and is directed by the Registered Nurse (RN).Individuals assigned as GS-5 NA are at the expert developmental level.
- →This NA provides nursing care, performs clinical procedures, technical procedures and ancillary services.
- →The NA helps each patient attain optimal physical, physiological, emotional and social well-being.
- →Under the direction of the RN the NA provides care to acutely ill patients including baths, personal hygiene, nutrition/feeding, elimination, intake and output.
- →Including assisting with all activities of daily living (ADL).
- →Under the direction of the RN the NA may initiate and assist with CPR per hospital policy.
- →Practices under the model of Patient Centered Care while exhibiting the ICARE values.
- →Participates in the admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
- →Prepares patient care rooms for admissions or transfers.
- →Performs active and passive range of motion exercises.
- →Supports and assists patient with turning, moving, or transferring from bed to chair, commode etc.
- →The NA will maintain competency and utilize lift equipment to practice safe patient handling.
- →Assists with postmortem care of the body after death and transport of the body to the morgue.
- →Performs assigned clinical procedures, such as; application of External Urinary Device's (EUD) and colostomy bags, unsterile soaks and compresses, hot and cold applications, elastic hose, binders, bladder scanning, and oral suctioning.
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.
- ✓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: e8e0d60b-48d1-4123-8f22-97a349069036
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