Nursing Assistant

Job Title

Allied Health Professional

Duties

The duties of an Allied Health Professional include:

• Utilizing glucose monitoring machines to receive glucose readings for veterans and referring deviations to appropriate health care staff.
• Providing direct care for complex veterans.
• Making observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, such as behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and taking action accordingly within the NA's assigned role.
• Documenting care given, observations, and responses on appropriate tools or forms.
• Responding appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personnel.
• Administering complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
• Monitoring and documenting patient intake and output, reporting deviations timely and accurately.
• Performing nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care, simple dressing, application of braces and prosthetic devices, and monitoring.
• Working on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patients/resident treatment plan.
• Recognizing the residents' autonomy and promoting independence by means of respect, limit setting, and individualized treatment.
• Actively participating in Treatment Planning Meetings.
• Utilizing equipment to promote the Veteran self-care, such as lift equipment, Hydro sound Tubs, and Veteran/Resident Wandering System.
• Verbally providing patient information to the treatment team for inclusion in the veteran/residents' plan of care, participating in treatment team meetings for resident care planning.
• Entering information about the residents' condition in the chart, utilizing appropriate formats.
• Participating in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the patient/resident.
• Removing defective equipment, reporting hazards, observing safety regulations, contributing to infection control, and utilizing proper aseptic technique in performance of duties.
• Serving as the unit safe patient handling liaison.
• Serving as preceptor and mentor to other NA's.
• Orienting members of the health care team to the units as appropriate.
• Functioning as a member of the unit base counsel.
• Managing distributed patient behavior and by appropriately intervening and requesting assistance from other health care members.
• Appropriately initiating basic life support, taking actions appropriate action.

Work Schedule

7:30 PM - 8:00 AM; 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM, rotating shifts including weekends & holidays

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 #

504-52675-F (GS-3)/ 504-52676-F (GS-4)/ 504-52677-F (GS-5)

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized.

PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO)

Not Authorized.