Nursing Assistant

Quick Facts

• Role: Nursing Assistant (Acute Care Nursing Service)

• Focus: Activities of daily living and supportive patient care under direction of licensed healthcare providers

• Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 7:30pm–8:00am

Description

Perform activities of daily living and provide a range of patient care that supports Veterans’ treatment plan, recovery, and wellness under the direction of a licensed health care provider.

Responsibilities

• Collect, report, and record patient observations

• Use proper body mechanics and safe patient handling/lifting equipment to prevent injury to self or others

• Report patient observations to the RN and/or other treatment team members

• Set up patient-care equipment and organize/obtain routine supplies

• Assist with orienting patients/families to unit routines and policies

• Use equipment and supplies according to procedures

• Participate in annual competency assessment and validation

• Under close supervision and guidance from a preceptor, learn and perform nursing-care tasks, including:

  • Personal hygiene
  • Physical comfort
  • Activity/exercise/rest
  • Nutrition
  • Elimination
  • Prevention of skin breakdown
  • Rehabilitative aspects of care

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Selected applicants must complete pre-employment onboarding and any required testing (including urinalysis for illegal drug use when applicable)

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required

• Complete application requirements in the “Required Documents” section

• Complete a required 1- or 2-year trial period after accepting employment

• Education/experience (basic requirement): 6 months general experience demonstrating ability to perform NA work or 1 year education above high school with NA-related courses or intensive specialized NA training course completed in less than 1 year

• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases (higher step rate may be considered based on qualifications)

• Paid Time Off: 37–50 days of annual paid time per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Credit toward annual leave accrual for selected applicants based on prior work or military service experience

• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy after 60 days for full-time employees with qualifying family income

• Retirement: traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K (up to 5% contributions)

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

• Telework: not available