Nursing Assistants function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive - acute - sub-acute chronic - maintenance - and hospice care. The distinguishing factor is that patient/resident assignments typically involve more complex nursing needs which can vary within a range of predictable to unpredictable requirements.
Duties
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until November 13 - 2026
The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be December 4 - 2025 - with subsequent cut-off dates every two weeks until 11/13/2026
Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
Applicants who are referred will be considered for 90 days - after 90 days applicants will have to reapply
The Nursing Assistant may perform theses duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient - inpatient - home or community living care - acute - sub-acute
The NA will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions
Participates in treatment team meetings for resident care planning
Enters information about the residents' condition in the chart - utilizing appropriate formats
Participates in maintaining a clean - safe environment for the patient/resident Removes defective equipment - reports hazards - observes safety regulations - contributes to infection control - and utilizes proper aseptic technique in performance of duties
Serves as the unit safe patient handling liaison Serves as preceptor and mentor to other NA's Orients members of the health care team to the units as appropriate Functions as a member of the unit base counsel Manages distributed patient behavior and by appropriately intervenes and request assistant from other health care members
Appropriately initiates basic life support - takes actions appropriate action
Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans refers deviation to appropriate health care staff Provides direct care for complex veterans Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition - i.e
and acts accordingly within the NA's assigned role
Documents care given - observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms
Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personal Administers complete tracheostomy care - including suctioning Monitor and documents patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas - catheterization - colostomy care - skin care simple dressing - application of braces and prosthetic devices - monitoring Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patients/resident treatment plan
Recognizes the residents' autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect - limit setting and individualized treatment
Actively participates in Treatment Planning Meetings Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self -care - such as lift equipment - Hydro sound Tubs - and Veteran/Resident Wandering System Verbally provides patient information to the treatment team for inclusion in the veteran/residents' plan of care Work Schedule: Combination of 8 and 12 hour shifts (days - evenings - nights)
rotating weekends - holidays based on the needs of the service
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment - up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment - full time employees with a total family income below $144 -000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
Functional Statement #: 52804-F - 52795-F - 52871-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
