Long Beach VA Medical Center is seeking Nursing Assistants to join the Inpatient Medicine team!

Duties

The Nursing Assistant (NA) is a member of the Medicine and Inpatient HCG and provides individualized Resident Centered care. Resident Centered care incorporates the Holistic Approach to Transformational Change (HATCH Model) to guide and direct the MEDICINE work practice, care practices, the environment of care and leadership into daily nursing care. Performs direct and indirect resident care activities as per the Care Plan and consistent with VA Long Beach Healthcare System and MEDICINE policies and procedure. Duties include, but are not limited to: Bathing residents Creatively enhancing dining practices by providing assistance with meals and follow through with the recommendation of Speech Therapist to the residents who have swallowing or difficulty Toileting residents (bedpan, urinal, bedside commode, bathroom) follows restorative toiling plan educate and assist the residents on bladder and bowel B&B retraining program (assisting them to the bathroom every 2 hours to retrain the bladder and bowel function, evaluating the residents B&B functional pattern and documenting the residents response to the B&B retraining program. Monitors Foley catheter patency and signs of infection (such as, presence of sediments bloody urine etc.) and to report to the nurses. Performing perinea! care for incontinent residents and performing body checks to identify early signs of skin breakdown report to the nurses and document in their AOL charting. Turns and repositions residents will with skin breakdown every 2 hours as needed. Obtains documents and reports vital sign information (temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, pain score, height and weight) Utilizes non-pharmacological approaches to manage pain/discomfort (such as redirection and assisting them to attend recreational therapy), performs small group program (such as exercise, movies, arts and crafts, etc.) Transferring residents from bed, chair, and wheelchair using Safe Resident Handling Techniques and appropriate equipment (i.e. ceiling lifts, Hoyer lift, etc.) Assisting residents with ambulation utilization assistive devices (such as, walkers, canes wheelchairs and braces etc.) Work Schedule: Full-time; assigned schedule corresponds to specific unit. Multiple vacancies, day shifts and night shifts available. Telework: Not Available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 0000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not require.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. Education or Training. The candidate must have one year above high school with courses related to the Nursing Assistant occupation. Completion of an intensive, specialized, occupation-related course of study of less than one year as a nursing assistant may also meet in full the experience requirements for GS-3. English Language Proficiency. Nursing Assistants appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) Grade Determinations: GS-3 (Entry Level). There is no additional experience or education requirements beyond the basic requirements (as listed above). GS-4 Experience/Education: Experience: One year of specialized experience as a NA or experience in another medical field (licensed practical nurse, health technician, hospital corpsman, etc.), performing technical and nursing skills requiring knowledge of the human physical and emotional states, therapeutic communication, and technical skills required for basic and intermediate treatments; OR Education: Successful completion of 2 years above high school in an accredited institution with courses related to nursing care, health care or in a field of study appropriate to the specialization of the position, such as education in a program for psychology, psychiatric, or operating room technicians; AND demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to provide a range of patient/resident care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients/residents. Ability to observe patients/residents' or resident's physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner. Ability to properly use equipment, materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as bladder scan, continuous passive motion device, blood glucose monitoring machine, specimen collection, etc. Ability to communicate effectively with patients/residents, their families and other health professionals. GS-5 Experience/Education: This is the full performance level for Nursing Assistants. Nursing Assistants at this grade level function as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving outpatient care, home or community living care or other patients/residents who are in acute, sub acute or chronic states of illness. The distinguishing factor is that patient/resident assignments typically involve more complex nursing needs which can vary within a range of predictable to unpredictable requirements. Nursing Assistants at this level also assume more of a peer education/mentorship role. Experience: One year of progressively responsible assignments and experience equivalent to the GS-4 level which demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities that are directly related to the specific assignment. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSAs in subparagraph (c) below; OR Education: Successful completion of a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of courses related to health care or possession of a bachelor's degree; AND Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs). In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs: Ability to assist in the full range of nursing care to patients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems in a hospital, long term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse. Ability to communicate orally with patients/residents, families, interdisciplinary team and other personnel. This includes serving as a preceptor to new Nursing Assistants by assisting with the coordination of their orientation and overseeing/assessing their practical experience while in a clinical setting. Ability to recognize and react to emergent patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance. For example, recognizing need for basic life support, controlling bleeding and assisting with behavior crisis, etc. Grandfathering Provisions. All Nursing Assistants employed in VHA as of March 12, 2015 are considered to have met all qualification requirements for the series and grade held that are part of the basic requirements of the occupation. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualifications applicable to the position at the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: Employees who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective date of the qualification standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. If an employee who was retained (grandfathered) under this provision leaves the occupation, the employee loses protected status of the grandfathering provision and must meet the full VA qualification standard basic requirements in effect at the time of reentry to the occupation. References: VA Handbook 5005 Part II Appendix G46, Nursing Assistant Qualification Standard. The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-05. The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-03 to GS-05. Physical Requirements: The physical and mental status of the Nursing Assistant should enable them to perform all their duties under normal and emergent conditions. The evaluation of an Individual's ability to perform efficiently and without hazard to sell or others will encompass a composite consideration of physical, mental, and emotional ability as related to realistic requirements for the duties and responsibilities to be assumed. Duties regularly require utilizing safe patient handling devices in lifting and positioning patients, most bariatric or unable to assist. There are extensive periods of regular and recurring standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing, and pulling.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Long Beach VA Medical Center 5901 East Seventh Street Long Beach, CA 90822 US
• Name: Whitney Balaskovits
• Phone: (505) 265-1711 X2244
• Email: [email protected]