Nursing Assistant (Community Living Center) Public Posting

Nursing Assistant Duties

The Nursing Assistant is responsible for the storage, proper cleaning techniques, and use of reusable medical equipment (RME). He/she must be able to locate the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all RME in the clinical area. She/he is responsible for carrying out proper procedures for caring for patients in an isolation environment by following proper infection control procedures. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Accurately identifies and reports physical signs, symptoms, and changes noted in patients to RN/supervisor in charge. Also reports patients' complaints which are outside of the NA scope of practice to address.
• Initiates emergency procedures for which the employee is trained and reports actual and potential safety hazards within the workplace.
• Monitors Veterans who may be at risk for harming themselves and or others according to established policies and procedures and appropriately refers issues to the charge nurse or other health care professional.
• Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and acts/responds accordingly within the NA's assigned role and by contacting the appropriate nursing personal.
• Obtains patient's vital signs, recognizes obvious discrepancies and report discrepancies to RN/supervisor in charge.
• Applies knowledge and skill in facilitating the completion of activities of daily living for those patients to whom they are assigned.
• Identifies the need for and actively participates and contributes information and suggestions to patient-centered conferences and/or Treatment Planning Meetings.
• Will learn to appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned Veteran.
• Learning to be proficient with the utilizing rehabilitative principles to promote patient independence and recovery, encouraging and guiding patient/residents in bowel and bladder training.
• Promotes positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others, and staff utilizing learned communication skills.
• Begins to utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording patient/resident observations.
• Reports patient observations to the RN and or other members of the treatment team.
• Maintains and set up patient care related equipment.
• Organizes and obtains routine supplies and equipment.
• Assist with orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies.
• Work as a cooperative, courteous member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Safeguarding the patient's right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.
• Monitors patients according to levels of observations i.e. (one to one suicide, continuous observation, q 15-minute checks, and hourly rounding.
• Demonstrates proper safety practices. Follow all safety procedures and wears protective clothing/equipment as appropriate (Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)).
• Utilizes equipment and supplies according to procedures for use of patient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilization of lifting equipment.
• Promotes and demonstrates principles of proper body mechanics while caring for patients and utilizes technical skills appropriately adjusting techniques for patients.
• Facilitates in the transfer and transport of patients.
• Uses the Computerized Patient Record System; attends classes as needed to maintain currency in computerized record documentation.
• Serves as a member of the health care team

Work Schedule: TBD between nights and days

Telework: Not available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized