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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 35 days ago
About the Role
Provides specialized personal nursing care to residents whose care may be impacted by psychiatric, medical and geriatric conditions. Performs multi-step treatments and procedures requiring skills and extensive knowledge specific to resident conditions, medical treatment, and an understanding of the effects of the treatment.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The work consists of providing a range of resident care and contributes to the completion of the treatment plan and the recovery of residents.
- →This can include personal care, diagnostic support procedures, treatments, charting and resident teaching.
- →The scope of care encompasses 24 hours, seven days a week responsibility and contributes to the functioning of all other services., The employee is required to recognize differences in a variety of situations and take appropriate action to meet the resident's needs.
- →Work involves assigned duties that require prioritization of tasks, selection of appropriate equipment, selection of the appropriate procedure for assigned treatments, and recognition of differences in resident's medical condition to facilitate appropriate and accurate documentation.
- →Practice settings may include Acute Care, Urgent Care, and Mental Health.
- →Major duties of the position include: Interacts with and provides resident specific care for residents of varying ages and lifestyles.
- →Adapts approaches in resident interaction based on resident specific needs.
- →Able to determine the differences of both physical and psychological effects of aging and distinguishes between normal aging process and pathological changes Monitors oxygen flow and changes oxygen tanks.
- →Identifies need for and administers oxygen per mask and cannula as directed by professional nurse.
- →Identifies need for and performs oral suctioning.
- →Aware of and monitors residents with risk factors for airway compromise or obstruction.
- →Recognizes emergency situations and institutes appropriate actions such as CPR, emergency measures for choking and trained in First Aid.
- →Performs work requiring specialized knowledge of personal care procedures.
- →Assists and encourages residents in activities of daily living (ADL), such as bed baths, showers, shampoos, oral hygiene, shaving, care of skin, nails, grooming, dressing and undressing.
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 evaluation/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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