Nursing Assistant (Inpatient Med-Surg/Telemetry)

Quick Facts

• Role: Nursing Assistant (Inpatient Med-Surg/Telemetry)
• Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts weekly (7:30pm–8:00am) and one 8-hour shift every other week; rotating weekends and holidays

Description

Provide direct inpatient patient care and support nursing services on a Med-Surg/Telemetry unit. Duties include personal care (bathing, dressing, feeding, turning, toileting), transporting patients, collecting specimens (e.g., sputum and urine), recording vital signs and care in the medical record, and assisting with diagnostic procedures and nursing treatments. You will also participate in safety practices, isolation precautions, hourly observation rounds, and emergency/behavioral response readiness.

Responsibilities

• Answer call lights promptly and take appropriate actions
• Make occupied and empty beds; support therapeutic baths and soaks
• Provide care for patients in isolation and instruct visitors on protective procedures and PPE use
• Set up and administer oxygen and postural drainage as instructed
• Perform urinary catheterization care; apply external urinary devices; assist with catheter insertion per CAUTI procedures
• Assist with enemas and suppositories with required competency/training
• Support emergency situations (e.g., CPR, seizures, Heimlich maneuver, hemorrhaging)
• Perform post-mortem care and assist family support as needed
• Assist with colostomy/urostomy care after nurse instruction
• Record and report care provided and changes in patient condition to the supervising RN/Charge Nurse/Team Leader
• Use proper body mechanics and safe equipment use
• Assist with patient admission; perform oral suctioning
• Complete hourly observation rounds and maintain constant observation during off-unit escorts per protocol
• Attend required training (including Prevention and Management of Disturbed Behavior) and participate as part of BERT
• Perform unit-based testing: breathalyzer and blood glucose testing per protocol
• Provide emotional support to seriously ill and terminal patients and their families

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Proficient written and spoken English
• Background/security investigation required
• Selective Service registration (for males born after 12/31/1959)
• Complete pre-employment onboarding and required online processes; provide acceptable ID for Form I-9
• Seasonal influenza vaccination requirement
• Meet VA basic qualification requirements for nursing assistants (experience, education, or completion of an intensive NA training course)
• Ability to meet physical requirements (visual acuity, keen hearing, clear speech, manual dexterity; lift at least 50 lbs; sustained physical activity)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases
• Paid time off (annual paid leave, sick leave, and paid Federal holidays)
• Parental leave after 12 months of employment (up to 12 weeks paid)
• Child care subsidy eligibility after 60 days for eligible full-time employees
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% employer contribution
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Annual Employee Health requirements (e.g., influenza vaccination, TB screening/testing)