Nursing Assistant, Nursing Mental Health (1 West)

Nursing Assistant

The Nursing Assistant may perform these duties in the inpatient (1 West) setting. The Nursing Assistant will care for Veterans with acute to chronic behavioral health conditions. All duties performed will be completed under RN supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task.

• Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize vital signs monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate vital signs reading for the assigned Veteran.
• Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned Veteran.
• Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize the 12 LEAD EKG machine to collect and document appropriate 12 LEADs for the assigned Veteran.
• Incumbent will appropriately utilize the Bladder Scanner machine to collect and document and verbalize importance of reporting any abnormal results to RN as soon as possible.
• Nursing Assistant maintains positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patients, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
• Nursing Assistant maintains PMDB level 3 of containment techniques currently for the inpatient mental health unit.
• Nursing Assistant will appropriately utilize physical restraints. Correctly documents any activities completed with the veteran in physical restraint or seclusion.
• Nursing Assistant utilizes observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording Veteran observations to appropriate Staff RNs, Licensed Independent practitioners (LIPs), or other clinicians.

Nursing Assistant performs aspects of nursing care to meet Veteran's needs for the following:

• Monitoring and documents Veterans for safety (one to one Patient Safety Attendant) as assigned.
• Transportation of Veterans to other needed care in other departments.
• Completion Safety assessment rounds every shift.
• Completion environment of care safety rounds as assigned.
• Performs intentional rounding as assigned.
• Performs NA community groups
• Documents on timely task related to nutrition and hydration.
• Reports on any environmental safety concerns to RN and Management team.
• Floats to Acute Care and MHRRTP unit to assist as needed.
• 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.

Grade 05 experience with specific nursing care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of physical, mental, behavioral or psychological needs.

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

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)

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)

Work Schedule: 7:30AM- 8:00PM includes weekends holidays

Compressed/Flexible: Available

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized