Nursing Assistant (NTE 12 Months)

Department of Veterans Affairs • Dallas, TX

72d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant may perform duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home or community living care, acute, sub-acute. The NA will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.

This vacancy will remain open until filled. The first cut-off date is 11/17/2025. Additional applications will be referred as needed. (open continuous announcement)

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Duties are but not limited to:

GS-03:

All duties performed will be completed under close supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task.

Will learn to appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned veteran.
Maintains a positive therapeutic relationship by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
Begins to utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording patient/resident observations.

GS-04:

The NA may perform these duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home or community living care, acute, sub-acute. The NA will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.
Becoming proficient with maintaining positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing communication skills.
Utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording.
Participate in patient centered conferences/shift reports, and contributing information for the development and review of the nursing care plan.
Maintain a therapeutic environment for patients according to established procedures and policies by reporting actual or potential accidents, fire hazards and faulty equipment.

GS-05:

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 NA's,
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 by appropriately intervenes and request assistant from other health care members.
Appropriately initiates basic life support, takes actions appropriate action.

Responsibilities

• Appropriately utilize glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned veteran.
• Maintain a positive therapeutic relationship by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
• Utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording.
• Participate in patient centered conferences/shift reports, and contributing information for the development and review of the nursing care plan.
• Maintain a therapeutic environment for patients according to established procedures and policies by reporting actual or potential accidents, fire hazards and faulty equipment.
• Participate in treatment team meetings for resident care planning.
• Enter information about the residents' condition in the chart, utilizing appropriate formats.
• Participate in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the patient/resident.
• Remove defective equipment, reports hazards, observes safety regulations, contributes to infection control, and utilizes proper aseptic technique in performance of duties.
• Serve as the unit safe patient handling liaison
• Serve as preceptor and mentor to other NA's
• Orient members of the health care team to the units as appropriate
• Function as a member of the unit base counsel
• Manage distributed patient behavior and by appropriately intervenes and request assistant from other health care members.
• Appropriately initiate basic life support, takes actions appropriate action.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and regular salary increases.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees