Community Living Center (CLC) Nursing Assistant

Nursing Assistant

The Nursing Assistant (NA) will be responsible for delivering safe resident care at the San Francisco VA Health Care System in the Community Living Center. The NA is a member of the nursing care team and will assist licensed nursing staff, and other members of the care team in the care of patients/residents receiving long stay care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, dementia care, and/or hospice. The duties of the Nursing Assistant includes, but are not limited to:

• Fosters an environment of respect for individual resident and family/significant other rights to privacy and dignity in all aspects of care delivery. Serves as the Veteran's/family/significant other's advocate and effectively incorporates knowledge and understanding of established customer service standards in all interactions with residents, family members, and/or internal/external customers and demonstrates resident-centered care.
• Explains procedures to residents.
• Administers complete personal care to Veterans 18 years through the geriatric years who exhibit acute symptoms and whose activity may be severely restricted. These Veterans have unique age related and gender specific structural and functional changes that effect their response to assistance and care. This care will include, but is not limited to, restorative care, hygiene, assistance with ADL's, elimination and nutrition.
• Demonstrates dependability and reliability by scheduling and using leave appropriately for positive impact on patient/resident care.
• Recognizes and reports subtle or obvious changes in patient's/resident's behavior, communication, or physical condition. Documents observations, changes in patient's/resident's condition, and response to nursing interventions as applicable.
• Assists in the development of the nursing care plan and quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) activities by defining problems, needs, and suggesting actions based on information gained through interaction with the patient/resident and/or group meetings.
• Provides restorative nursing care with oversight by RN. Works with assigned patients/residents using a variety approaches for the purpose of promoting independence, maintaining practicable level of functioning, self reliance, and encouraging patients/residents to accept responsibility for their own behavior. Shares patient/resident information and reactions with the interdisciplinary team.
• Assists in maintaining a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment. Recognizes and reports problems and makes suggestions for corrective actions.
• Anticipates potential for critical situations attempts to prevent such situations. Recognizes and takes appropriate action in emergencies.
• Delivers safe, basic physical and emotional care to patients/residents with simple to complex needs while developing technical skills.
• Demonstrates proper hand hygiene and utilizes appropriate isolation precautions as needed.
• Assists with escorting patient's/resident's to appointments using stretcher, wheelchair or other mobility device as needed.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: 7:30am-4:00pm, 3:30pm-Midnight, 11:30pm-8:00am; Schedule based on organizational needs.

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)

Functional Statement #: 10048F, 10049F, 10050F

US Department of Veterans Affairs