Nursing Assistant - Community Living Center

Department of Veterans Affairs • Saint Cloud, MN

38d • Onsite

About The Position

This Nursing Assistant position is located within the VA Community Living Center at the Saint Cloud VA Medical Center in Saint Cloud, MN, where Veterans receive nursing home level care including help with activities of daily living as well as skilled nursing and medical care. The Nursing Assistant delivers safe, basic physical and emotional care to residents with simple to complex needs while developing technical skills under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse

Responsibilities

• Provide direct personal care to residents, including bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, and oral hygiene.
• Assist residents with mobility, including transferring, turning, positioning, and ambulation using proper body mechanics and assistive devices.
• Support residents with nutritional needs by serving meals, assisting with feeding, and monitoring intake and output.
• Measure and record vital signs such as temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight, and oxygen saturation.
• Observe and report changes in residents' physical or emotional condition to licensed nursing staff promptly.
• Maintain skin integrity by performing routine skin checks, repositioning residents, and reporting any signs of pressure injuries or breakdown.
• Collect specimens (urine, stool, sputum) as ordered and assist with diagnostic procedures as directed.
• Manage elimination needs by assisting with toileting, incontinence care, catheter care, and maintaining accurate output documentation.
• Provide respiratory support by positioning residents to promote optimal breathing and assisting with oxygen therapy as directed.
• Ensure a clean, safe, and comfortable environment by following infection control protocols and using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Promote resident dignity, privacy, and independence in all aspects of care.
• Document care provided and resident observations using electronic or paper charting systems.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and care planning as needed.

Benefits

• Shift Differential - 10% of basic pay for work performed during regularly scheduled hours between 6pm and 6am.
• Weekend Premium - 25% of basic pay for work performed between the hours of midnight Friday and midnight Sunday.
• Holiday Pay - 2 times basic hourly rate for regularly scheduled, non-overtime work on a designated holiday.
• 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)
• 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: 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