Nursing Assistant; Inpatient Mental Health- NTE

This position is for the Inpatient Mental Health - NA. The NA functions as a member of the nursing care team and assists licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventive, acute, sub‑acute chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. This full‑time position will be on a Not‑to‑Exceed (NTE) basis of 12 months. The incumbent will have the ability for extension based upon the candidate and the needs of the unit.

• GS‑03: All duties performed will be completed under close supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task.
• Will learn to appropriately utilize a glucose monitoring machine to collect and document appropriate glucose readings for assigned veteran.
• Maintains a positive therapeutic relationship by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing learned communication skills.
• Begins to utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording patient/resident observations.
• GS‑04: The NA may perform these duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home or community living care, acute, sub‑acute. The NA will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.
• Became proficient with maintaining positive therapeutic relationships by displaying respect for human dignity with patient, families and/or significant others utilizing communication skills.
• Utilize observation skills for data collection, reporting and recording.
• Participate in patient‑centered conferences/shift reports, and contributing information for the development and review of the nursing care plan.
• Maintain a therapeutic environment for patients according to established procedures and policies by reporting actual or potential accidents, fire hazards and faulty equipment.
• GS‑05: Participates in treatment team meetings for resident care planning.
• Enters information about the residents' condition in the chart, utilizing appropriate formats.
• Participates in maintaining a clean, safe environment for the patient/resident.
• Removes defective equipment, reports hazards, observes safety regulations, contributes to infection control, and utilizes proper aseptic technique in performance of duties.
• 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 appropriately intervenes and requests assistance from other health care members.
• Appropriately initiates basic life support, takes appropriate actions.

Full‑Time, Night shift (7:30 pm‑8:00 am); 6 12‑hour shifts + 1 8‑hour shift per pay period for a total of 80 PP.

Not Authorized.

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).

37‑50 days of annual paid time 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.

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.

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.

Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Federal health, vision, dental, term life, long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).

This is not a virtual position.

52871F, 52795F, 52804F