Nursing Assistant

Allied Health Professional Duties

VA offers a Comprehensive Total Rewards package: Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as a preceptor and mentor to other NA's and orients members of the health care team to the units as appropriate.
• Makes observations and accurately documents care and patient response to treatment, and appropriately seeks assistance and guidance by informing RN or medical provider of changes in patient condition.
• The NA performs delegated procedures and treatments, including but not limited to venipuncture, EKG, bladder scan, accurate I&O documentation, wound care, ortho splinting, doppler, visual acuity, vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, lab specimen collection, personal/oral hygiene, 1:1 observation, and other procedures requested within the NA scope of practice.
• Prepares rooms for use and rooms patients in a timely and efficient manner to enhance patient access through efficient hospital through-put.
• Maintains mandated facility and unit specific certifications and education.
• Adheres to KCVA Medical Center policies and procedures.
• Promptly recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations and seeks assistance and effectively intervenes, i.e., performs CPR, assists in managing aggressive behavior, follows emergency management procedures.
• Follows established hospital safety policies and procedures to maintain a safe and hazard free work environment, including the use of safe patient handling equipment, adherence to safety and infection prevention guidelines, and appropriate verbal/behavioral responses to potential risk/danger to patients, visitors, employees, or property.
• Serves as a resource and advocate to patients and their families by recognizing patient autonomy and incorporating patient preferences into care and providing patient education within the NA scope.
• Actively participates in unit huddles and/or meetings to coordinate work and improve care delivery.
• Manages assigned workload by prioritizing and organizing tasks according to unit and patient needs to complete assignments in an efficient and appropriate manner.
• Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.
• Possesses ability to proactively assist the RN or provider in addressing complex patient needs.
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, and supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.
• Contributes to the improvement of overall care delivery and patient and/or family satisfaction levels through active participation in Shared Governance, process improvement activities, and as a skills/education champion.

Work Schedule: Intermittent- Variable

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Benefits Information - May be eligible for Health Insurance and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) if expected to work over 130 hours per month for 90 days: Please contact View email address on click.appcast.io if you have any benefits questions.

Telework: Not Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized