Nursing Assistant

7 hours ago

Boise, Idaho, United States Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Full time
Nursing Assistant Job Description

This position is located in Nursing Service, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID.

Job Summary

This position provides support to Veterans that are in need of long term and acute care.

Responsibilities
  • Assists in the full range of nursing care to patients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems while meeting their diverse needs based on age, culture, ethnic, spiritual, and war conflict group, in a hospital, long term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Practical Nurse.
  • Contributes to the interdisciplinary team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the individual Veteran's treatment plan.
  • Implements team decisions, reports outcomes, and participates in evaluation of outcomes.
  • Promotes and participates in unit performance improvement initiatives, identifies problems, collects data, and supports change.
  • Conducts self-assessment for continuous learning and growth seeking out educational opportunities and shares expertise with colleagues.
  • Performs procedures to maintain proper nutrition, airway, circulation, elimination, muscle strength, neurological functions, and promotes ADL/hygiene protocols and documents care provided in the ADL note.
  • Meets the patient's needs for privacy.
  • Ensures that patients are appropriately covered by clothing or bedding.
  • Closes the patient's door, curtains, and blinds to ensure privacy when providing direct patient care.
  • Follows the medical center policy for release of information and respects patient confidentiality.
  • Consistently performs a range of technical procedures including 12 Lead ECGs, blood glucose monitoring, phlebotomy, and straight catheterization per demonstrated competency/certification.
Work Schedule

This is a night shift position.

Requirements
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
  • Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
  • Must participate in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program.
Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:

  • United States Citizenship.
  • Education or Training: One year above high school with courses related to the Nursing Assistant occupation.
  • English Language Proficiency: Nursing Assistants must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with VA Handbook 5005, part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j.

Grade Determinations:

  • GS-3: Nursing Assistant: Experience and Education- None beyond basic requirements.
  • GS-4: Nursing Assistant: One year of experience as a Nursing Assistant or in another medical field; OR Education: Completion of 2 years above high school in an accredited institution with courses related to nursing care, health care or in a field of study appropriate to the specialization of the position, such as education in a program for psychology, psychiatric, or operating room technicians; AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs).
  • GS-5: Nursing Assistant: One year of progressively responsible assignments and experience equivalent to the GS-4 level; OR, Education: Completion of a 4 year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of courses related to health care or possession of a bachelor's degree; AND Demonstrated KSAs 1.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinct speech and manual dexterity.

Work requires physical activity including extended periods of standing, walking, and bending with occasional periods of sitting, kneeling, climbing, stooping, crouching, and balancing.

Work also requires constant reaching between knee and shoulder level as well as frequent reaching below knee level.

Frequent fine motor movement of fingers and wrists as well as gross motor movement of elbows and arms is also required.

Incumbents in this position may be exposed to infectious/communicable diseases and blood borne pathogens and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.

Incumbents must occasionally be able to independently lift up to 50 pounds and push/pull up to 50 pounds of force with grip strength of 65 pounds.

The employee is expected to use proper safe patient handling techniques to perform duties.

The incumbent may be exposed to veterans who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders.

The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on veteran needs.

The incumbents will be assigned to specific shifts; however, schedules may include varied days, hours, weekends, overtime, holidays, and emergency call-in.

Noise level is usually moderate but could at times be extreme.

Work may be fast-paced when dealing with multiple priorities and/or emergency situations.

The employee must complete annual Employee Health requirements as a condition of employment.

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