Nursing Assistant - Med Surg - Telemetry- Part-Time FTE

Position: Nursing Assistant - Med Surg - 5 Telemetry- Part-Time - .9 FTE
This Nursing Assistant position is Part-Time (72 hours per pay period) and is organizationally aligned under Patient Care Services, working on 5T, a Med/Surg unit. S/he works at a two-divisional teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Kentucky (UK) Medical Center at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Lexington, Ky. Incumbent will normally work at the Bowling Campus but is required to work at the Sousley Campus as necessary.

The incumbent in this position is an active participant in the nursing team at the Lexington VA Health Care System and works a rotating tour of duty in an Acute Care Unit. The incumbent will build upon knowledge of basic nursing care and standardized procedures to provide service to patients. He/she is able to perform tasks after receipt of patient data and information.

The incumbent's assignment is related to the specific needs of the area during a given tour as well as routine functions of the area. The incumbent is primarily assigned to functions on any given tour of duty and not a specified assignment of a group of patients. However, an assignment of a designated group of patients or specific patient interventions may be required.

Managing equipment special to the area is required. The incumbent will assist the RN with patient care, obtain vital signs, obtain electrocardiograms, proper lead placement for monitoring, perform phlebotomy and do simple wound dressings.

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

Pay Scale: V0 F3

Work Schedule:

Days/Nights 12 hours with rotation to other shifts as needed.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):
Not authorized.

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance):
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).

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.

Functional Statement #: 30067F, 30068F, and 30069F.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
May be authorized.