Nursing Assistant

This Nursing Assistant position is located in the Wilmington VA Medical Center. The Nursing Assistant functions as a member of a professional nursing care team, assisting licensed nursing staff in the care of Veterans receiving preventative, acute, sub-acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. Patient assignments involve both basic and more complex nursing care within a range of predictable to unpredictable requirements.

As a Nursing Assistant you will perform a wide range or patient personal care, diagnostic services, treatment, and charting activities on a regular and continuing basis. You will deliver safe and individualized nursing care on patients with multiple complex needs. Provide care that addresses physical, emotional, rehabilitative, and spiritual needs or veterans. You will function as part of a nursing team and care is focused under the Charge RN.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

* 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 takes action 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.

Work Schedule:

Rotating tours covering 24/7 medical center operations;
Days, Evenings, or Nights, weekends or holidays depending on operational needs.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (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).

Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA only if serving on a career or career conditional appointment.

Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Only for employees working at least 130 hours per month for 90 consecutive days, FEHB coverage must be offered with full government subsidy.

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 460-05985-F,460-05984-F, 460-05983-F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized

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