Nursing Assistant

Job Title

Nursing Assistant

Duties

List of major duties and responsibilities for this position.

• Adheres to VA and Nursing policies, procedures, and standards.
• Delivers care to patients in a respectful, non-judgmental manner.
• Maintains patient privacy/confidentiality and patient rights to privacy/confidentiality.
• Sets limits within the Nursing Assistant/patient relationship, which are clearly defined.
• Participates in selected Continuous Improvement (CI) activities as directed.
• Assists with selected activities related to patient admission/transfer and discharge.
• Collects patient information including observation of overall condition.
• Recognizes and reports obvious changes in patient condition including emergencies.
• Takes appropriate actions in response to patient emergent situations.
• Accurately documents patient information in CPRS.
• Provides patient information to the accountable RN for inclusion in the patient's plan of care.
• Completes assignment, reports to the accountable RN when assignment has been completed or when unable to complete activities.
• Uses appropriate lifting/moving/transfer techniques/devices.
• Utilizes infection control and universal standard precautions.
• Adjusts to assignment changes.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary team care planning and delivery of care process.
• Assists in the implementation of the psychiatric treatment program as assigned.

Work Schedule

12 Hour Day Shift 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM, Rotating Schedule

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