Summary

The NAs at this grade level function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive - acute - sub-acute chronic - maintenance - and hospice care. The distinguishing factor is that patient/resident assignments typically involve more complex nursing needs which can vary within a range of predictable to unpredictable requirements.

Duties

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until June 30th - 202
• The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be March 6th - 2025 - with subsequent cut-off dates every two weeks until 06/30/2026
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
• Applicants who are referred will be considered for 90 days - after 90 days applicants will have to reapply
• The NA may perform theses duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient - inpatient - home or community living care - acute - sub-acute
• The NA will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions
• - Participates in treatment team meetings for resident care planning.- Enters information about the residents' condition in the chart - utilizing appropriate formats
• - Participates in maintaining a clean - safe environment for the patient/resident - Removes defective equipment - reports hazards - observes safety regulations - contributes to infection control - and utilizes proper aseptic technique in performance of duties
• - Serves as the unit safe patient handling liaison - Serves as preceptor and mentor to other NA's - - Orients members of the health care team to the units as appropriate - Functions as a member of the unit base counsel - Manages distributed patient behavior and by appropriately intervenes and request assistant from other health care members
• - Appropriately initiates basic life support - takes actions appropriate action
• - Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans refers deviation to appropriate health care staff - Provides direct care for complex veterans - Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition - i.e
• behavior shifts - mood - skin coloring - appetite - etc
• and acts accordingly within the NA's assigned role
• - Documents care given - observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms
• - Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personal - Administers complete tracheostomy care - including suctioning
• - Monitor and documents patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately - Performs 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 - monitoring of -Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patients/resident treatment plan
• - Recognizes the residents' 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
• Work Schedule: 12 Hour Shifts - with weekends and holidays
• May be required to work other shifts - be on call - work weekends and/or holidays as patient care and needs of the service require
• Should operational needs dictate - candidates must be willing to work within other units to assist and support continuation of the provision of care/services Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized 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) 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 #: 52804-F
• 52795-F
• 52871-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized