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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 5 days ago
About the Role
The incumbent of this position serves as a Nursing Assistant with the Oscar G. Johnson, VAMC (OGJVAMC), Community Living Center (CLC). The primary purpose of this position is to perform a very wide range of patient personal care, treatment, and charting activities on a regular and continuing basis on a rehabilitation, short-term and long-term care ward. The incumbent performs duties in such a way as to promote a sense of worth and dignity for the individual.
What You'll Do
- →Performs a complete range of treatment procedures such as routine urinary catheter care; including external catheter placements; application of cold and heat; changing simple dressings; and irrigation of a healed colostomy.
- →Additionally, performs selected treatments such as foot-soaks; performs basic care for patients requiring the use of isolation techniques.
- →Recognizes life-threatening situations and initiates cardiopulmonary resuscitation as needed.
- →Alerts the nurse to changes in the patient's condition and assists in emergency treatment.
- →Participates in nursing care conferences and interdisciplinary team meetings, using good judgment in identifying and reporting patient problems, planning individual care, and discharge planning.
- →Suggests feasible means to meet patient needs.
- →Provides comfort care and hygiene to patients to include bathing, hair and nail care, oral hygiene, and skin care.
- →Positions patients for comfort and therapy.
- →Assists with feeding and maintains a safe, clean, pleasant patient environment.
- →Assists patients in walking, moving, and changing position by supporting and turning them.
- →Accompanies patients to other areas of the hospital.
- →Takes vital signs; i.e., blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature, measures height and weight, and measures intake and output.
- →Carries out specified procedures such as irrigations, care of drainage tubes, suctioning, and administration of oxygen.
- →Knowledge and ability to perform restorative functions.
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
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