Nursing Assistant - Community Living Center

Department of Veterans Affairs • Reno, NV

82d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Assistant (NA) the candidate will be provided opportunities to develop basic nursing skills in order to provide care to patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a health care setting.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Maintains positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
• Learning to utilize principles of proper body mechanics while caring for patients.
• Reports patient observations to the RN and or other members of the treatment team.
• Organizes and obtains routine supplies and equipment.
• Assist with orienting patient/family to unit routines and policies.
• Learning to utilize principles of proper body mechanics and follows procedures for use of patient care equipment to prevent injury to self or others in all settings such as utilization of lifting equipment.
• Demonstrates understanding and proficiency of the use of the continuous virtual care platform with audio and visual capability.
• Uses proper safety practices.

What This Job Offers

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