Nursing Assistant - Community Living Center

Allied Health Professional

Major duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide direct personal care to residents, including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and oral hygiene.
• Assist residents with mobility, including transferring, turning, positioning, and ambulation using proper body mechanics and assistive devices.
• Support residents with nutritional needs by serving meals, assisting with feeding, and monitoring intake and output.
• Measure and record vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, and oxygen saturation.
• Observe and report changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to licensed nursing staff promptly.
• Maintain skin integrity by performing routine skin checks, repositioning residents, and reporting any signs of pressure injuries or breakdown.
• Collect specimens (urine, stool, sputum) as ordered and assist with diagnostic procedures as directed.
• Manage elimination needs by assisting with toileting, incontinence care, catheter care, and maintaining accurate output documentation.
• Provide respiratory support by positioning residents to promote optimal breathing and assisting with oxygen therapy as directed.
• Ensure a clean, safe, and comfortable environment by following infection control protocols and using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Promote resident dignity, privacy, and independence in all aspects of care.
• Document care provided and resident observations using electronic or paper charting systems.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and care planning as needed.

Work Schedule: Full-time and part time work schedules available. Work is scheduled Sunday-Saturday, rotating day, evening, and night shifts. Rotating weekends and holidays required. Additional information will be provided during the interview process.

Additional Pay: Shift Differential - 10% of basic pay for work performed during regularly scheduled hours between 6pm and 6am. (Not authorized for intermittent work schedules) Weekend Premium - 25% of basic pay for work performed between the hours of midnight Friday and midnight Sunday. Holiday Pay - 2 times basic hourly rate for regularly scheduled, non-overtime work on a designated holiday.

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Recruitment Incentive (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 Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Note: Eligibility for benefits varies based on the type of appointment. Intermittent employees are generally not eligible for paid leave, paid holidays, parental leave, childcare subsidies, or most insurance and retirement benefits. Specific eligibility is determined by federal regulations and the number of hours worked. Saint Cloud VA Health Care is part of the VA Midwest Health Care Network (VISN 23). The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.