The Nursing Assistant duties include but are not limited to:
- Transporting patients to locations for treatment.
- Ensuring the transportation equipment is in proper working condition.
- Observing patients during transportation for signs of distress.
- Transporting specimens, records, medication, patient support equipment to and from patient care areas.
- Providing emotional support to patients and their families.
- Reporting defective equipment to the charge nurse or other designee.
- Recognizing emergency situations and taking appropriate and immediate action.
- Maintains a safe environment for the patient at all times.
- Maintains constant observation of the patient at all times.
- Assist with location and transport of PACU equipment.
- Stocks sterile and non-sterile supplies, checks for out-dates, rotates stock .
- Holds responsibility for the cleaning of unit assigned RME.
- Follows Infection Control guidelines and PPE requirements.
Nursing Assistant - vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Total-Rewards-of-a-Nursing-Assistant-Career-Flyer.pdf Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases
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)
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm.
Functional Statement #: GS-3 (93235-A), GS-4 (93236-A), GS-5 (93237-A)
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Starting at $34,466 Per Year (GS 00)