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Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
This position is located in the Eastern Colorado Health Care System under Patient Care Services, Inpatient Nursing, Acute Care. The purpose of this position is to provide a range of direct patient care in collaboration with the inpatient nursing team. The incumbent will serve as a member of the nursing team. All work is reviewed by a Registered Nurse (RN).
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Performs and fulfills a variety of nursing care tasks in support of safe and effective patient care with the appropriate level of training.
- →All tasks, assignments, and activities will be under the direction, guidance, and supervision of a RN.
- →While in this role the incumbent: Contributes to a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff by maintaining clean equipment, patient's rooms and ward areas.
- →Cares for patients with communicable diseases for which various isolations precautions may be required.
- →Don the appropriate PPE based on the type of isolation precaution.
- →Uses sterile techniques with treatments and simple dressings that do not require packing, irrigation, debridement, or medications.
- →Wrap stumps, irrigates and stabilizes ostomies, changes ostomy appliances and performs bowel and bladder training as outlined by treatment plan.
- →Observes PIV/CVC for redness, swelling, or pain and reports findings to RN.
- →Provides urinary/catheter care to include perineal hygiene and the application of external catheters.
- →Assists with the rehabilitation of patients and in the prevention of deformities by correct position and assisting with activities of daily living to include ambulation.
- →Performs range of motion activities.
- →Measures and records vital signs to include temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and measuring height and weight.
- →Measures and records intake and output.
- →Recognizes overt abnormal signs and symptoms and/or changes in patients' condition and responds appropriately.
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: f311718a-050c-4a48-9582-139ac4d1efcb
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