Nursing Assistants (NA) functions as a member in the Nursing Service at the White River Junction VA Medical Center. The purpose of this position is to improve the quality and timeliness by which basic services are delivered to our patients to relieve clinicians of the demands of providing routine non-professional services.
Duties of this occupation will include, but are not limited to:
- Maintain positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills
- Report and record patient/resident observations
- Observe patients physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to a supervisor in a timely manner.
- Properly use equipment, materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as continuous passive motion device, blood glucose monitoring machine, specimen collection and pulse oximetry, etc.
- Stocking all supplies in patient rooms
- Transporting patients as necessary
- Communicate effectively with patients, their families and other health professionals
- Obtaining medical information from patients
- Providing educational materials to patients
- Coordinating information/consults and actions related to patient care and services
- Takes all vital signs, weight, blood pressures, temperatures
- Performs routine standardized diagnostic procedures such as EKG's, Glucometry and Pulse Oximetry
- Collects lab specimens
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Total-Rewards-of-an-Allied-Health-VA-Career-Brochure.pdf Licensed Practical Nurse -
vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-LPN-Career-Flyer.pdf Work Schedule: Various, maybe scheduled to days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and off-tours to support facility needs. 8, 10, 12 hour shifts available. TBD during the interview process.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 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.
Parental Leave: 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.
Child Care Subsidy: 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
. Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: Not Authorized. This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: F1024, F1023, F1022
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Notifications:
- This position is in the Excepted Service.
- This position is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position..
- Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.
- Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
- This position is covered by a special rate.
Due to a critical staffing shortage, 38 U.S.C. § 7412 waives the requirement to apply Veterans' preference for this job announcement.
Starting at $37,172 Per Year (GS 3-5)