Nursing Assistant (Restorative Care)

Nursing Assistant Position

This Nursing Assistant position is at the Boston VA Healthcare System, located at Brockton campus. This position is full-time, 40 hours per week.

Responsibilities :

• Taking-recoding-reporting vital signs accurately
• Assisting with ambulation or wheelchair usage
• Providing safe environments and other duties or care as directed by Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses or providers
• Initiating emergency action in life threatening situations such as cardiac and / or respiratory arrest, massive bleeding, shock, or assaultive behavior and alerting licensed personnel immediately
• Performing EKG's
• Rooming and prepping patients for exams
• Obtaining specimens, properly labeling and preparing specimens for transport for testing
• POC testing
• Cleaning / disinfecting exam rooms / medical equipment after patient use
• Maintaining and stocking Cath and EP rooms with necessary supplies
• Working with Logistics to ensure proper supply chain management
• Perform other duties as assigned

Promotion Potential :

The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule : Full-time

Change of Station (Relocation Assistance) : Not Authorized

Pay :

Competitive salary and regular salary increases.

Paid Time Off :

37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year

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.

Retirement :

Traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance :

Federal health / vision / dental / term life / long-term care

Telework : Not available

Virtual :

This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement # : PD917050, PDF02834, and PDF02835

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) : Not Authorized

Notifications :

Current and former Federal employees may submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service.

Requirements :

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12 / 31 / 1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

Subject to background / security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications : Basic Requirements :

United States Citizenship : Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

Experience, Education or Training. You must meet one of the following to meet the basic requirements for a Nursing Assistant (NA) : Six (6) months of general experience. Experience must demonstrate the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills to perform the work of a NA; OR, One 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.

Grade Determinations :

In addition to the basic requirements stated above, the following qualification criteria must be met for each grade.

GS-03 - None beyond the basic requirements.

NAs at this grade are considered entry-level and are closely supervised.

GS-04 - To qualify at the GS-4 level you must meet the following :

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 EDUCATION : 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.

GS-05 - To qualify at the GS-5 level you must meet the following :

EXPERIENCE : One (1) year of progressively responsible assignments and experience equivalent to the GS-4 level which demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that are directly related to the specific assignment.

Specialized experience includes but is not limited to functioning as a member of the nursing care team and assisting licensed nursing staff and other members of the care team in the full range of nursing care of patients / residents receiving outpatient care, home, or community living care or other patients / residents who are receiving preventative, acute, sub-acute, chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.

OR EDUCATION : Successful completion of 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of courses related to health care or possession of a bachelor's degree.

AND in addition you must demonstrate the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) :

Ability to assist in the full range of nursing care to patients / residents with physical and / or behavioral problems in a hospital, long-term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and / or Licensed Vocational Nurse / Licensed Practical Nurse.

Ability to communicate orally with patients / residents, families, interdisciplinary team and other personnel.

This includes serving as a preceptor to new NAs by assisting with the coordination of their orientation and overseeing / assessing their practical experience while in a clinical setting.

Ability to recognize and react to emergent patient / resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance. For example, recognizing need for basic life support, controlling bleeding and assisting with behavior crisis, etc.

Education Note : Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here : http : / / ope.ed.gov / accreditation / .

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit : https : / / sites.ed.gov / international / recognition-of-foreign-qualifications / .

Additional Information

Receiving Service Credit or Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave : Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6