Nursing Assistant (Mobility Team)

Quick Facts

• Role: Nursing Assistant (Mobility Team)

• Supervision: Nurse Manager (Primary Care Specialty Services/Support Services)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:45am–4:15pm

• Purpose: Provide technical and administrative support for safe patient mobility and related care

Description

Assist the nursing team with Veterans’ mobility, safe transportation, lifting/ambulation support, personal care, patient education, equipment maintenance, and patient charting under nurse supervision.

Responsibilities include ensuring a safe and clean patient environment, following safe patient handling protocols with appropriate equipment, and responding promptly to emergencies within scope.

Responsibilities

• Perform personal care including ambulation, lifting, turning, repositioning, toileting, and hygiene care

• Assess patient environment for safety and cleanliness; take immediate action on routine issues

• Assist with transportation into, within, and out of the facility; follow safe patient handling protocols

• Use correct body mechanics, lifting equipment, and PPE; encourage staff compliance with safety policies

• Obtain additional assistance for safe transfers when moderate or total assistance is required

• Coordinate mobility assistance with nursing, escort staff, Compensated Work Program personnel, and volunteers

• Instruct patients/families on safe building entry and parking-area access

• Assist with check-in processes including kiosk use and direct patients to correct locations

• Provide education on safe transportation options and facility policies

• Respond to emergencies: provide transportation, notify Rapid Response Team/Code Blue teams, perform CPR, and assist during evacuations/disaster monitoring

• Follow SOPs, Medical Center Memorandums, and procedures for reusable medical equipment and infection control

• Maintain wheelchair supplies in lobby areas

• Identify/report defective or damaged transport equipment; clean equipment per infection-control policies

• Support inpatient and outpatient clinical settings within scope and grade

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Background/security investigation required; subject to pre-employment physical evaluation and online onboarding

• Seasonal influenza vaccination required for VA healthcare personnel

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

• 1–2 year trial period; continued employment contingent on certification that it advances the public interest

• Meet VA basic qualification route: 6 months general experience OR 1 year post–high school education (NA-related) OR completion of NA training < 1 year (GS-3)

• Grade-based qualifications (as applicable): GS-4 (1 year specialized/related experience OR 2 years post–high school relevant education) and/or GS-5 (1 year progressively responsible experience equivalent to GS-4 OR bachelor’s with relevant health-care coursework)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular increases and potential above-minimum step based on qualifications

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

• Parental leave up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy eligibility after 60 days for eligible full-time employees

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

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many options portable to retirement)

• Comprehensive federal benefits package (eligibility depends on position details)