Nursing Assistant- Community Living Center

3 months ago


Grand Island, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

This Nursing Assistant (NA) position is located within the Grand Island VA Medical Center at 2201 N. Broadwell Avenue, on the 3rd floor. VA Community Living Centers are a place where Veterans receive extended hospital care and short-term rehabilitation levels of care which includes help with activities of daily living, skilled nursing, and dementia care.



Duties

This CLC has a total of 37 beds, providing services to eligible Veterans needing skilled healthcare, rehabilitation, or dementia/ neurocognitive support. Veterans stay for a short time (100 days or less). The mission of a Community Living Center is to restore each Veteran to his or her highest level of wellbeing, to prevent declines in health, and to provide comfort at the end of life.

Major Duties of the CLC Nursing Assistant include, but are not limited to:

  • Takes and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, pulse oximetry, height and weight.
  • Assists with activities related to bathing, shaving, feeding, oral hygiene, ambulation, and dressing.
  • Performs basic procedures such as blood glucose testing and bladder scans.
  • Sets up equipment such as oxygen tanks, suction canisters, and cardiac monitors.
  • Escorts patients to different areas of the facility as needed.
  • Assists the RN or LPN in the rehabilitation goals, positioning patients for bedside procedures or cares, and ensuring overall safety.
  • Promotes Veteran participation in the therapeutic community by fostering self-reliance and independence.
  • Recognizes and supports suicide prevention initiatives.
  • Recognizes and responds to patient emergencies, initiating life saving measures while waiting for help to arrive. Ability to provide Basic Life Support if needed.
  • Documents the patients daily living activities in electronic patient record system.
  • Interacts with patients' families, helping them to feel comfortable.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Evening Shift, 1:45PM-10:15PM, full-time. Work is scheduled Sunday-Saturday with rotating weekends and required holidays.
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position. Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.
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.
The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until Sept 27, 2024. Eligible applications will be referred at regular intervals on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.



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