Nursing Assistant

Allied Health Professional Duties

Help. Total Rewards of an Allied Health Professional Duties include but not limited to:

• Measure and record vital signs, intake and output, and weights;
• Meets personal hygiene needs such as bathing, lifting, turning and feeding;
• Performs EKG testing;
• Perform phlebotomy for tests as ordered by a physician. Labels specimens in accordance with facility policy and standard operating procedures;
• Transport activities (transfer of patients to and from procedures/units) and delivering lab specimens to laboratory;
• Initiate saline lock. Routinely checks for patency/inflammation/infiltration;
• Perform routine foley catheter care including insertion and removal of indwelling catheters;
• Performs oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and tracheal suctioning, performs routine tracheotomy care, instructs patient in use of incentive spirometer;
• Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patients/resident treatment plan;
• Recognizes the patient's autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment;
• Actively participates in Treatment Planning Meetings;
• Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as; lift equipment, Hydro sound Tubs, and Veteran/Resident Wandering System;
• Verbally provides patient information to the treatment team for inclusion in the veteran/residents' plan of care, participates in treatment team meetings for resident care planning;
• Maintains a safe, neat, and orderly physical environment to include removal of excessive patient care and linen supplies from drawers and top of dressers and night stands;
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations such as cardiopulmonary arrest; provides for environmental safety, security and veterans privacy;
• Assist in the prevention of hospital acquired complications such as pressure ulcers through the frequent repositioning; through hand hygiene, via use of aseptic techniques and teaches patient/family the same;
• Follows Universal precautions and adheres to all infection control standards;

Work Schedule: Monday-Fridays to include weekends and holidays, all tours of duty - subject to change based upon the needs of the facility.

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 #: 00015-F, 00044-F, 00045-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized