Nursing Assistant - Community Living Center

About the role

This Nursing Assistant position is located within the Fargo VA Medical Center, Rehabilitation and Extended Care Integrated Clinical Community in Fargo ND. You will be assigned to our Community Living Center where you will care for Veterans in acute, sub-acute, or chronic states of illness; performing aspects of nursing care which require knowledge of physical and behavioral concepts essential for individualized care and the ability to understand complex resident treatment regimens.

Responsibilities

• Assist with care of acutely ill and more complex residents.
• Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition and reports to registered nurse.
• Observes residents for appropriate oxygen administration and performs pulse oximeter readings.
• Assists the nurse or provider with wound care.
• Reinforces resident teaching.
• Participates actively in mandatory reviews, unit meetings and in-services.
• Manages indwelling urinary catheter bags; emptying recording and reporting urine output to the nurse.
• Performs and records blood glucose monitoring and reports findings to nurse. Provides 1:1 sitter coverage.
• Obtains and records temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, pulse oximetry, height, and weight.
• Removes heparin lock and urinary catheter based on competency.
• Ensures correct placement of oxygen via nasal cannula/mask.
• Performs EKGs.
• Exchanges oxygen tanks.
• Transports residents to tests and procedures as directed.
• Assists in monitoring and documentation of restraints as directed.
• Maintains and stocks supplies on the unit as directed.
• Demonstrates skill/knowledge/ability to perform treatments, procedures and the use and reprocessing of reusable medical equipment appropriate to assigned duties.

Requirements

This Job is open to current permanent Department of Veterans Affairs employees, current permanent Federal employees of other agencies, and all US Citizens. Veterans' preference does not apply. NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below.

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.