Nursing Assistant-Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program

About the role

This Nursing Assistant position is located within the Saint Cloud VA Medical Center in Saint Cloud - MN. The Nursing Assistant supports residents in the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program by providing safe physical and emotional care, assisting with daily interventions, observing and reporting changes, and helping Veterans work toward greater self-care in a therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide resident care following established procedures and applicable policies
• Collect and document patient data - including vital signs and specimens
• Observe physical and emotional status and report changes to the charge nurse
• Maintain clean and organized clinical areas and restock supplies
• Communicate respectfully with patients, families, and team members
• Facilitate patient education or recovery groups and complete documentation
• Collaborate with staff supporting tele-health activities
• Use proper techniques and safety precautions, including protective equipment
• Initiate appropriate emergency interventions and maintain a safe environment
• Work schedule: Full-time, rotating weekends and holidays

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship, English Language Proficiency, No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
• Education or Training: Six (6) months of general experience, One (1) year of education above high school with courses related to the NA occupation, OR Completion of an intensive - specialized - occupation-related training course of study or program of less than one year as a NA may also meet in full the experience requirements for GS-3

Qualifications

• Experience: One (1) year of experience as a Nursing Assistant or in another medical field (licensed practical nurse, health technician, hospital corpsman, etc.), performing technical and nursing skills requiring knowledge of the human physical and emotional states, therapeutic communication, and technical skills required for basic and intermediate treatments, OR Successful completion of two (2) years above high school in an accredited institution with courses related to nursing care, health care, or in a field of study appropriate to the specialization of the position, such as education in a program for psychology, psychiatric, or operating room technicians, AND in addition you must demonstrate the following Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Ability to provide a range of patient/resident care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients/residents, Ability to observe patients/residents' or residents' physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner, Ability to properly use equipment - materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as bladder scan, continuous passive motion device, blood glucose monitoring machine, specimen collection, etc., Ability to communicate effectively with patients/residents - their families and other health professionals

Skills

• Knowledge - Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Ability to provide a range of patient/resident care and contribute to the completion of the nurse care plan and recovery of patients/residents, Ability to observe patients/residents' or residents' physical or emotional status and refer deviations and/or problems to supervisor in a timely manner, Ability to properly use equipment - materials and supplies in simple diagnostic and treatment procedures such as bladder scan, continuous passive motion device, blood glucose monitoring machine, specimen collection, etc, Ability to communicate effectively with patients/residents - their families and other health professionals

Benefits

• 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)
• Telework: Not Available
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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)
• Shift Differential: 10% of basic pay for work performed during regularly scheduled hours between 6pm and 6am (Not authorized for intermittent work schedules)
• Weekend Premium: 25% of basic pay for work performed between the hours of midnight Friday and midnight Sunday
• Holiday Pay: 2 times basic hourly rate for regularly scheduled - non-overtime work on a designated holiday

Schedule

• Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional: Major duties include - but are not limited to: Provide resident care following established procedures and applicable policies, Collect and document patient data - including vital signs and specimens, Observe physical and emotional status and report changes to the charge nurse, Maintain clean and organized clinical areas and restock supplies, Communicate respectfully with patients - families - and team members, Facilitate patient education or recovery groups and complete documentation, Collaborate with staff supporting tele-health activities, Use proper techniques and safety precautions - including protective equipment, Initiate appropriate emergency interventions and maintain a safe environment, Work Schedule: Full-time, rotating weekends and holidays