Nursing Assistant

About the role

The Nursing Assistant (NA) for Inpatient Geriatric Services (IPG) is assigned to the Office of the Chief Nurse Executive at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago - IL.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Communicate orally with patients/residents - families - interdisciplinary team and other personnel.
• Navigate and react to emergent patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance.
• Assist in the care of patients/residents receiving long-term care or acute - sub-acute - or chronic states of illness.
• Mentor other members of the care team in the care of residents receiving long-term care or acute - sub-acute - or chronic states of illness.

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: Citizen of the United States.
• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrated 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.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Current Practice: Required.
• Quality of Experience: Required.
• Part-Time Experience: Creditable.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

• Annual Paid Time Off: 37-50 days per year.
• Paid Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth - adoption - or foster care placement of a child.
• Child Care Subsidy: 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.
• Health/Vision/Dental/Long-Term Care: Many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement.

Pay

Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Schedule

Intermittent.