Nursing Assistant

Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The Nursing Assistant at this grade level functions as a member of the nursing care team and assists licensed nursing staff in the care of patients receiving outpatient, inpatient, or emergency care who are in acute, sub-acute, chronic, or end of life states of illness.

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The NA will perform the following duties, functions, and responsibilities: - 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 vital signs. - Will learn to utilize the appropriate glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned Veterans. - Will learn to appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate urine HCG for assigned Veterans. -Will learn to appropriately obtain and instruct assigned Veterans on how to obtain a urine drug analysis and send to the laboratory department. -Will learn to appropriately conduct a 12 lead EKG for assigned Veterans. -Will learn how to appropriately conduct phlebotomy for assigned Veterans to obtain doctor ordered blood lab specimens. - 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 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, 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 NAs. - 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 appropriately intervenes and requests assistant from other health care members. - Appropriately initiates basic life support, takes appropriate action. - Completes all mandatory training within appropriate timelines. Actively participates in annual competency assessment and validation. - Follows the departmental SOPs, SOWs, facility and organizational guidelines and protocols. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am -4:00pm 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). 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)Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 589-22-147/589-22-148/589-22-149

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