Geriatrics Nursing Assistant — Rehab & Long-Term Care

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs provides a Nursing Assistant role within the Geriatrics & Extended Care unit. The NA performs a very wide range of resident care, diagnostic services, treatments, and charting to support short-stay rehabilitation or long-term care wards with emphasis on preserving dignity and quality of life for residents.

Qualifications include six months of general experience, English proficiency, and education with related nursing care coursework;

Qualifications

• Six months of general experience or higher
• English language proficiency required
• Knowledge of current nursing practice and ability to observe and report patient status

Responsibilities

• Assists with admissions, transfers, discharges and postmortem care
• Performs ADLs including bathing, grooming, feeding, ambulation
• Observes and records vital signs; assists with diagnostic tests within scope
• Assists with rehabilitation techniques to support residents’ return to community living
• Works under close supervision and follows nurse care plans and supervisor instructions

Skills

General healthcare experience

English proficiency

Education

High school with related nursing care coursework

Job description

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs provides a Nursing Assistant role within the Geriatrics & Extended Care unit. The NA performs a very wide range of resident care, diagnostic services, treatments, and charting to support short-stay rehabilitation or long-term care wards with emphasis on preserving dignity and quality of life for residents.

Qualifications include six months of general experience, English proficiency, and education with related nursing care coursework;