Nursing Assistant

Allied Health Professional

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Assists in the full range of nursing care to patients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems while meeting their diverse needs based on age, culture, ethnic, spiritual, and war conflict group, in a hospital, long term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Contributes to the interdisciplinary team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the individual Veteran's treatment plan.
• Implements team decisions, reports outcomes, and participates in evaluation of outcomes.
• Promotes and participates in unit performance improvement initiatives, identifies problems, collects data, and supports change.
• Conducts self-assessment for continuous learning and growth seeking out educational opportunities and shares expertise with colleagues.
• Knowledgeable of the disease processes and the approaches in caring for the cognitively impaired Veteran that are effective such as: empathy, calm approach, re-approach, redirection, and therapeutic activities.
• Performs procedures to maintain proper nutrition, airway, circulation, elimination, muscle strength, neurological functions, and promotes ADL/hygiene protocols and documents care provided in the ADL note.
• Consistently performs a range of technical procedures including 12 Lead ECGs, blood glucose monitoring, phlebotomy, and straight catheterization per demonstrated competency/certification.
• Performs a range of therapeutic procedures including wound and skin care, sterile dressings, and wound irrigations, according to procedure.
• Incorporates Safe Patient Handling techniques into daily practice. This includes but is not limited to SPH Algorithms and the utilization of SPH equipment per policy and weight restrictions.

Work Schedule: 7:00am to 7:30pm, Days will vary

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases when setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

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 #: 000000

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized