Nursing Assistant

3 weeks ago

Iowa City, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Part time
Summary

Since 1952, the Iowa City VA HCS has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. Our system serves more than 50,000 Veterans residing in 53 counties throughout Eastern Iowa, Western Illinois, and Northern Missouri. A recruitment/relocation incentive has been authorized for eligible, highly qualified applicants. Incentive may be pro-rated.



Duties

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until August 14, 2024. The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be August 1, 2024 with subsequent cut-off dates on the 1st of each month. 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.

The Medical/Surgical Nursing Assistant receives a basic training in performing certain patient care duties. They are assigned on a regular basis to a patient ward and work a rotating tour of duty following formal classroom instruction and demonstration of competency in the nursing assistant duties, along with a few specific healthcare tech duties. Under carefully planned and controlled conditions in the clinical area, they perform the following relatively simple and repetitive tasks, which require elementary knowledge of patient or nursing care procedures, but is also trained to recognize emergent situations and take necessary action:

Duties Include:

  • Gives and assists with all types of cleansing baths and shampoos. Gives skin care to prevent complications and promote healing.
  • Gives and assists with oral care and hygiene, including denture care.
  • Assists with the use of bedpans and urinals. Applies external catheters and maintains patency or drainage.
  • Assists with bowel and bladder training. Assists in providing ostomy care for established and uncomplicated ostomies under the direction of the RN.
  • Maintains correct body positions. Turns patients as required using all types of supporting and comfort devices. Assists or provides patient transfers, activities, e.g. ambulation, litter, and or wheelchair to bed. Escorts patients to tests as needed.
  • Assists with assembling equipment for sterile procedures, administration of oxygen, and vacuum/suction set­up under the direction of the RN.
  • Meets the need for safe therapeutic environment by employing principals of medical asepsis, maintaining ward cleanliness by daily cleaning of patient unit and areas.
  • Demonstrates recognition of cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturation of adult and geriatric patient's needs and possesses an understanding of how to compensate for these changes.
  • Takes and records temperatures, blood pressure, pulse, 02 saturation, pain, height, and weight. May also obtain and record vitals on patients requiring more than routine vital signs of the immediate post-op patient and patients who have uncomplicated special diagnostic procedures (i.e.: cardiac catheterization, post angiography, para and thoracentesis, post pacer placement, etc.)
Additional Pay:
  • Shift Differential - 10% of basic pay for work performed during regularly scheduled hours between 6pm and 6am.
  • Weekend Premium - 25% of basic pay for work performed between the hours of midnight Friday and midnight Sunday. This includes continuous service connected to work performed during these hours.
  • Holiday Pay - 2 times basic hourly rate for regularly scheduled, non-overtime work on a designated holiday.

Work Schedule: Full time and Part time, days, evenings, and night tours available.
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP): This occupational series may be eligible for the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). Participants must sign a service agreement and maintain an acceptable level of performance to remain eligible for this program.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

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