Nursing Assistant

Job Title

VA offers a Comprehensive Total Rewards package: Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Duties

Serves as a preceptor and mentor to other NA's and orients members of the health care team to the units as appropriate.

Makes observations and accurately documents care and patient response to treatment, and appropriately seeks assistance and guidance by informing RN or medical provider of changes in patient condition.

The NA performs delegated procedures and treatments, including but not limited to venipuncture, EKG, bladder scan, accurate I&O documentation, wound care, ortho splinting, doppler, visual acuity, vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, lab specimen collection, personal/oral hygiene, 1:1 observation, and other procedures requested within the NA scope of practice.

Prepares rooms for use and rooms patients in a timely and efficient manner to enhance patient access through efficient hospital through-put.

Maintains mandated facility and unit specific certifications and education.

Adheres to KCVA Medical Center policies and procedures.

Promptly recognizes urgent or emergent patient care situations and seeks assistance and effectively intervenes, i.e., performs CPR, assists in managing aggressive behavior, follows emergency management procedures.

Follows established hospital safety policies and procedures to maintain a safe and hazard free work environment, including the use of safe patient handling equipment, adherence to safety and infection prevention guidelines, and appropriate verbal/behavioral responses to potential risk/danger to patients, visitors, employees, or property.

Serves as a resource and advocate to patients and their families by recognizing patient autonomy and incorporating patient preferences into care and providing patient education within the NA scope.

Actively participates in unit huddles and/or meetings to coordinate work and improve care delivery.

Manages assigned workload by prioritizing and organizing tasks according to unit and patient needs to complete assignments in an efficient and appropriate manner.

Demonstrates positive, effective communication skills and professional behaviors that promote cooperation and teamwork with internal and external customers.

Possesses ability to proactively assist the RN or provider in addressing complex patient needs.

Recognizes and appropriately responds to breakage/malfunction or loss of equipment, safety hazards, and supply deficiencies, promptly reporting to appropriate personnel for corrective action.

Contributes to the improvement of overall care delivery and patient and/or family satisfaction levels through active participation in Shared Governance, process improvement activities, and as a skills/education champion.

Work Schedule

Full-time Dayshift, 40 hours weekly

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.

Functional Statement #

589-22-131

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized