Nursing Assistant - Long Term Care

Long Term Care Nursing Assistant

The Long Term Care Nursing Assistant (NA) functions as a member of the nursing care team and assists licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. The NA may also assumes a peer education/mentorship. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned veteran
• Maintains a positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
• Utilizes observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording patient/resident observations
• Performs aspects of nursing care to meet patient's needs for the following under close supervision and with direction/guidance from a Preceptor:
• Personal Hygiene
• Physical comfort
• Activity, Exercise, Rest
• Nutrition
• Elimination
• Prevention of Skin Breakdown
• Rehabilitative Aspects of Care
• Engages in-group activities such as off-station trips, reality orientation, current events and other therapeutic groups.
• Utilizes principles of proper body mechanics while caring for patients.
• Reports patient observations to the RN and or other members of the treatment team.
• Assembles patient care related equipment
• Organizes and obtains routine supplies and equipment.
• Assists with orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies.
• Works as a cooperative, courteous member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Safeguards the patient's right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.
• Uses proper safety practices.
• Utilizes equipment and supplies according to procedures.
• Utilizes principles of proper body mechanics and follows procedures for use of patient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilization of lifting equipment.
• Embraces patient-family centered care principles.
• Complete all mandatory trainings within appropriate timelines.
• Actively participate in annual competency assessment and validation.
• Demonstrates the knowledge necessary to provide care appropriate to the age related needs of the Veteran patients served in his/her assigned service area.
• Consistently adheres to information security policies and procedures and complies with all provisions of the access security agreement.
• Report all known information security incidents or violations to the Information Security Officer immediately, as well as report all known privacy incidents or violations to the supervisor and/or the Privacy Officer immediately.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Work Schedule: Day/Night, Day/Evening rotations with fair and equitable rotation to weekends, Straight off tours (Night or Eves )can be discussed at interview.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be 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 Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 10712-F, 10713-F, 10714-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized