The Atlanta VAMC is recruiting for a Nursing Assistant Position to work in Acute Care Services. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT , which closes on 4/3/24.

Duties

Job Duties Nursing Assistant: Completes ongoing requirements as stated in Atlanta VAHCS Acute Nursing Assistant (NA) (Hybrid 38) job description. Maintains good communication with Nurse Manager, nursing staff, and other facility staff. Serves as a liaison between Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager, and Registered Nurses. Communicates and interacts appropriately and courteously with internal and external customers. Functions as a NA on their assigned shift, notifies shift RN, LPN, and other NAs of changes in the nursing department, in patient conditions, in the environment of care and relays any problems to the charge nurse or Nurse Manager. Demonstrates interdepartmental teamwork. Maintains a working knowledge of all policies and procedures pertaining to the NA position. Participates in interviewing, orientation, training, and mentoring of new NA employees. Responsible for maintaining all annual TMS and skills competencies for NAs. Conducts peer reviews and monitors to ensure that services are being delivered to patients properly and as prescribed. Prepares and presents one topic at in-service every six (6) months. Makes environmental and safety rounds, participates in Environment of Care education and rounds, ensuring prompt actions are taken if any hazardous items are noted. Makes scheduled and continuous comfort and safety rounds to check on all patients. Performs other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager, charge nurse, or Team RN. Participates in the admission of the patients by obtaining information, orienting patients to the unit and treatment team and checking patients and their belongings for hazardous items. Follows SOP in managing hazardous items and personal belongings. Safety is a number one priority. Checks vital signs, collects specimens, and assists the professional nurse or physician with diagnostic testing. Escorts patients to lab, x-ray, or another unit. Encourages independence in patients by instructing, guiding, and assisting patients as needed in activities of daily living. Participates in interdisciplinary treatment planning by suggesting nursing actions, and reporting and documenting observations. Utilizes a variety of treatment approaches including individual, re-motivation and reality orientation on a one-to-one and group interaction level. Maintains a therapeutic and safe ward milieu by identifying, reporting, and eliminating environmental hazards. Environment of care assessment includes looking carefully at the entire unit (including the seclusion rooms and Sally Port) to determine if there are any safety issues that need immediate attentions and/or to determine if the unit is clean. Refi11 supplies. Recognizes and reports behavioral changes, and changes in the patient's condition that may be related to medications or sensory distortions. Makes rounds every 15 minutes and documents rounding sheet. Encourages patient and family to actively participate in the individualized patient-centered treatment plan. Demonstrates acceptable, healthy behavior as a role model for patient behavior. Promotes a sense of integrity, self-worth, and dignity by acknowledging patients' acceptable behavior. Encourages positive patient-family relationships. Documents patients' physical and emotional status and responses to nursing interventions, using the problem orientation medical record format. The NA provides personal nursing care to Acute patients and serves as an active, participating member of the interdisciplinary treatment team. The patients' nursing and treatment team needs change within a predicable range. The objectives for care are set in the treatment plan as established by the interdisciplinary treatment teams Work Schedule: Night or Day Shift based on the needs of the unit. Functional Statement #: 53598F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not offered

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: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria). Grade Determinations: Preferred Experience: References: The full performance level of this vacancy is GS5 . The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is GS5.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur, GA 30033 US
• Name: Myceria Gardner
• Phone: 2158235800
• Email: [email protected]