Nursing Assistant

Nursing Assistant COVID-19 Response

Spanish for "beautiful hill," Loma Linda, California is nestled between mountain peaks in the middle of the San Bernardino Valley. The city is known as an epicenter of health and wellness, with more than 900 physicians on the campus of Loma Linda University and Medical Center. But that's not Loma Linda's only wellness claim to fame. This city of 21,000 is one of the five original blue zones, regions in the world where people live longest and are the healthiest. In fact, the people in this community tend to live eight to 10 years longer than the average American.

VA Loma Linda Healthcare System has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation since 1977. We consider it our privilege to serve your health care needs in any way we can. Services are available to more than 72,000 Veterans living in a 2-county area of San Bernardino and Riverside.

Location: 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357

Position Overview (Duties Include But Are Not Limited To)

• Participating in the health care team, under the direct supervision of the RN or MD/DO, providing a full range of basic nursing care to include but not limited to: Taking vital signs including weights and pulse oximetry with documentation, venipuncture/phlebotomy, acquisition of 12 Lead ECG's, finger stick blood sugar measurements, simple dressing changes, measuring intake and output, managing/emptying drainage devices, helping the patient to transfer from the bed to a chair and back, toileting, hygiene, ambulation, changes in position, comfort care, and other direct care related responsibilities.
• Interacting with patients, family members, professionals, and other supportive personnel involved in the delivery of patient care.
• Providing basic nursing care to the patient/resident that includes baths, personal hygiene, nutrition (feeding), elimination and intake and output.
• May work in clinics screening patients preoperatively / pre-procedural (i.e. EKG, phlebotomy, demographic, etc.) under the direction of a physician or mid-level provider in outpatient clinics.

Qualifications

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education or Training: One year above high school with courses related to the [NA] occupation. Completion of an intensive, specialized, occupation-related course of study of less than one year as a nursing assistant.

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