Nursing Assistant

Job Description

The patient population on 9CS-Independence Hall, a Long-Term Care Unit, is dynamic and complex providing opportunities for nursing staff to experience a vast amount of diagnosis and hone assessment skills.

• Personal patient care including bathing, feeding, grooming and mobilizing with demonstration of skills which reflect the needs of the older adult.
• Appropriate support duties: Individualized patient care, proper implementation of policies and procedures, use of good body mechanics, and assists in application and operation of specialized functional equipment
• Supports duties for treatment services, such as specimen collection.
• Provides Veteran centric care according to the individualized care plan.

Work Schedules: Full-time on Days/1st shift with shift rotation to off-tours & weekend and Federal holiday rotation required also

OR Full-time on PM's (1530-2400) with weekend and Federal holiday rotation required *Long-term care experience preferred

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): Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional