- Performs a variety of nursing care activities which include bathing, feeding, oral care and related personal hygiene duties.
- Assists with range of motion (ROM), ambulation, position and turn Veterans.
- Utilizes principles of body mechanics in Veteran lifting, equipment handling, and Veteran care related to activities.
- Recognize and properly use equipment, materials, and supplies to carry out procedures and other assignments under the direction of the RN delegation.
- Applies slings and braces as needed.
- Incumbent will provide simple/light meal preparation/assistance and reports any nutritional concerns to the RN.
- Incumbent may be asked to provide simple/light housekeeping tasks to include dust, vacuum, sweep, straighten up, wash dishes, clean the bathroom and kitchen, do laundry, dispose of trash, and change linens.
- Assists with bladder and bowel elimination. Observes, reports, and records Veteran bowel and bladder function. May apply condom catheters.
- May apply non-prescription topical creams (not pharmacy dispensed).
- Performs diagnostic support duties, such as collection of specimens: stool, urine, sputum.
- Serve as a responsible member of the nursing team requiring interaction with Veterans, family members, professional personnel, supportive personnel and members of other services; responding to concerns of Veterans and family in a manner that is effective and improves customer satisfaction.
- Observes and reports current observations such as Veterans' physical condition, emotional response, observes skin condition, variations in vital signs, urine, stool or sputum; personal habits of Veteran, and listens for clues to Veteran's reaction to illness and treatment, and reports observation to RN.
- Identify and report health and safety hazards in the work area and practice safe work habits.
- Follows infection prevention standards while performing duties in the home.
- Incumbent is required to complete and maintain VA approved Basic Life Support (BLS); initiates and performs CPR.
- Responsible for charting on assigned templates in CPRS for assigned Veterans on a daily basis.
- Completes mandatory reviews and required in-service education in a timely manner.
- Maintain skills as identified by the unit specific competencies.
- Participates in Home Based Primary Care interdisciplinary team meetings
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Nursing Assistant - Togus, United States - Department Of Veterans Affairs
Description
Summary
This Nursing Assistant position is in Home Based Primary Care services at the VA Maine Healthcare Systems, located at the Togus location. This position is afull-time temporary at 40 hours per week.
First consideration will be given to current employees of the VA Maine Health System.
Duties
This position serves as a Home Health Aid/Nursing Assistant (HHA/NA) in a home setting and is organizationally responsible to the Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) Program Director. The HHA/NA provides direct patient care to Veterans in the home setting who require assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADL)s and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)s. The HHA/NA will function as a member of the nursing care team under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN). The HHA/NA is accountable for adhering to the standards of care, standards of practice and maintaining competencies with role and responsibility, while adhering to VA Maine Healthcare System policies and procedures.
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Compressed/Flexible:Not Authorized
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 existing pay, 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 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)
Telework: May be authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: PD000000 and PD000000
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
