WDVA Nursing Assistant Certified, Full-Time Permanent (Swing), Washington Soldiers Home

State of Washington • Pierce County – Orting, WA

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring a Nursing Assistant Certified at Washington Soldiers Home to provide nursing and nursing-related care to Veterans receiving skilled nursing care. The role supports residents’ quality of life, safety, and involvement in decisions about their daily activities, while providing care according to each resident’s care plan and current nursing standards of practice.

This is a full-time permanent position with a Tuesday–Saturday schedule from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM. The position is not eligible for telework. It is based at a 24/7 facility and is eligible for the supplemental basic shift premium described in the posting, which is an additional $1.00 per hour of basic shift premium for each hour of basic shift premium. This supplemental premium does not apply to overtime and is scheduled to expire June 29, 2027.

The position requires maintaining current Washington Nursing Assistant Certification and CPR certification, completing required training and screenings, and complying with agency policies and procedures. The role is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees.

Requirements

• Current valid Washington State license to practice as a Nursing Assistant Certified.
• Current active status on OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act).
• At least six months of customer service experience in a health care setting or six months of direct patient-care experience; a relevant combination of education and experience may be considered on a year-for-year basis.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to provide effective and safe clinical care and communicate in writing and verbally.
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds and reach a minimum of 36 inches using proper techniques for resident repositioning or accessing supplies.
• Ability to push or pull with sufficient strength and to walk, sit, and bend without restriction throughout the workday.
• Pass a DSHS BCCU background check every two years in accordance with WDVA policy.
• Comply with annual Tuberculin screening requirements.
• Complete medical evaluation, fit testing, training, and use of respiratory protection as required; be able to wear a respirator, medical gloves, gowns, eye protection, and other required personal protective equipment.
• Maintain current CPR certification and a valid Nursing Assistant Certification from the Washington State Department of Health.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance and be willing to work as needed.
• Successfully complete employee orientation and required annual, in-service, and other training within mandated timeframes.
• Become familiar with and comply with DVA policies, procedures, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Sign the employee confidentiality statement.
• Be at least 18 years of age.
• If offered employment, possess work authorization that does not require employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a skilled nursing or long-term care setting.

Responsibilities

• Participate in residents’ care plans to improve quality of life and maintain safety.
• Support and encourage residents’ involvement in decisions about their daily activities.
• Obtain and record vital signs and other resident data in electronic medical records, including intake and output, and complete daily charting.
• Observe and report changes in residents’ conditions to licensed nurses and document observations in electronic medical records.
• Provide daily living care, including bathing, dressing, grooming, hygiene, toileting, eating, and meal and nourishment assistance; encourage residents to drink fluids.
• Provide care according to each resident’s needs and care plan.
• Assist residents with positioning, transfers, and ambulation; assist with range-of-motion exercises and therapies and treatments under licensed personnel’s direction.
• Perform basic nursing procedures under a licensed nurse’s direction, such as applying anti-embolism stockings and creams or lotions to intact skin.
• Monitor resident equipment for failures and notify maintenance when a work order is needed.
• Use Hoyer lifts, oxygen tanks, scoop stretchers, and other special equipment as needed for resident care.
• Respond to call lights, internal and external emergencies, and facility codes; address situations within scope, alert RNs or LPNs to alarms, and initiate basic lifesaving procedures.
• Care for residents’ personal clothing, belongings, and equipment; receive and distribute laundry, including operating laundry machines as needed.
• Follow infection-control procedures, dispose of contaminated waste appropriately, and maintain clean and sanitary resident rooms and common areas.
• Clean bedpans, washbasins, urinals, commodes, beds, nightstands, and over-bed tables, and perform other assigned cleaning.
• Assist with transportation of residents and related belongings, supplies, pharmaceuticals, X-ray films, equipment, and specimens; assist residents to and from vehicles and remain with them until received at their destination.
• Transport and prepare medical gas tanks, such as oxygen and nitrogen, for use.
• Assist with orienting new Nursing Assistant employees, students, and other patient-care providers to the facility.

Benefits

• Supplemental basic shift premium of $1.00 per hour of basic shift premium for each qualifying hour at the 24/7 facility; it does not apply to overtime and is scheduled to expire June 29, 2027.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed