Nursing Assistant (Community Living Center 8A)

About the role

The Alvin C. York Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee is seeking a Nursing Assistant / Community Living Center 8A.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans
• Deviation from appropriate health care staff
• Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and takes action accordingly
• Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms
• Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personnel
• Administers complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning
• Monitor and document patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately
• Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran
• Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patients/resident treatment plan
• Recognizes the residents' autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment
• Participates in Treatment Planning Meetings
• Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as; lift equipment, Hydro sound Tubs, and Veteran/Resident Wandering System
• Serves as the unit safe patient handling liaison
• Serves as preceptor and mentor to other NAs
• Orients members of the health care team to the units as appropriate
• Functions as a member of the unit base counsel
• Manages distributed patient behavior and by appropriate intervention and request assistance from other health care members
• Appropriately initiates basic life support, takes appropriate actions

Requirements

• English Language Proficiency
• Background/Security Investigation

Qualifications

• Basic Requirements: Citizenship, Education or Training, English Language Proficiency
• GS-3 NA: Experience and Education, Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• GS-4 NA: Experience, Education, Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• GS-5 NA: Experience, Education, Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities