Nurse's Aide (32 Hour)
About The Position
The State of Connecticut, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is hiring for a part-time Nurse's Aide to join their Health Care Center. This role involves providing bedside care to physically or chronically ill patients where the services of a registered or licensed practical nurse are not required. The DVA has been caring for veterans and their dependents for over 140 years, with a mission of "serving those who have served." The Healthcare Center (HCC) is a state-of-the-art medical facility offering long-term care for veterans with chronic, disabling conditions requiring 24-hour assistance, fostering a sense of community, comfort, and camaraderie.
Requirements
- Certification as a Nurse's Aide
- Considerable interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with basic principles of nursing including infection control practices
- Ability to deal with physically and chronically ill
- Ability to learn safety and fire procedures
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility (nursing home)
- Experience providing nursing services to patients with dementia
- Experience working with the veterans population
- Experience working with clients/patients with behavioral health issues or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Experience documenting in an Electronic Health Record (e-MAR)
Responsibilities
- Assists doctors and nurses in general care and well being of patients
- Positions, transfers, moves and lifts patients
- Takes and records temperatures, pulses and respirations
- Observes patients and reports unusual symptoms and/or behavior
- Ensures that restraints are correctly applied
- Tests urine samples for sugar
- Collects specimens
- Keeps beds, bedpans and related equipment clean
- Maintains unit environment for safety of patient
- Transports patients, specimens and other related patient items
- Prepares reports and correspondence including necessary forms and/or requisitions, dietary orders, death paperwork and assembly of charts
- May feed, bathe and massage clients as well as respond to their general needs
- May apply or remove braces
- May process billing and/or insurance information
- May act as triage and/or receptionist for incoming patients and telephone calls
- May schedule patient appointments
- May order supplies
Benefits
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees
- Benefits may vary with part-time positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
