Nursing Assistant - 4A

Veterans Health Administration

Martinsburg (WV)

On-site

USD 39,000 - 63,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Federal Pension

Federal health/vision/dental

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration in Martinsburg, WV is seeking a Nursing Assistant to participate in assessing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care under close supervision. You will learn and perform duties across basic patient care, hygiene, mobility, and ADL support, with opportunities to gain competency in multiple clinical tasks.

Duties include assisting with feeding, bathing, catheter care, transport, and maintaining a clean environment.

Responsibilities

Identifies patient needs and performs a range of personal nursing care duties including feeding, bathing, oral hygiene, nail care, hair care and related hygiene.
Provides indwelling catheter care and assists with orientation of new patients to the unit.
Performs enteral tube feedings and provides care to critically ill patients under supervision.
Maintains a clean patient environment and answers calls expediently.
Assists with patient transport by minibus, car, or ambulance and supports ADL devices.
Demonstrates patient privacy and respectful interactions; may perform 12-lead EKGs after certification.
Participates in developing the plan of care and offers emotional support to patients and families.
Monitors vital signs, documents deviations, collects specimens, and reports to the team leader.

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Nursing Assistant will develop skills in order to participate in assessing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care . The Nursing Assistant in this role provides care under close supervision and refers issues/questions to supervisors, higher graded NAs, or other healthcare professionals. These vacancies are located on 4A, which is the acute care Medical-Surgical Unit.

Key Responsibilities

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The nursing assistant will develop skills in order to participate in assessing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.

Responsibilities will be completed under close supervision at all times as well as with appropriate training.Duties include but are not limited to: identifies the needs of patients and performs a range of personal nursing care duties which include feeding, bathing, oral hygiene, nail care, hair care, and related personal hygiene duties. Application and care of external catheter. Provides post-mortem care. Utilizes proper body mechanics to move, lift and transfer patients.

Maintains clean and neat environment for patients including cleaning of patient's room after bed bath and after discharge when necessary, keeping utility rooms, supply rooms, nurse servers, coffee rooms, bathrooms, and nutrition kitchens in order. Answers patient's calls expediently. Assists and/or escorts selected patients by minibus, car, and ambulance to and from hospital, Community Living Centers, etc. Assists patients in use of ADL devices.

Provides indwelling catheter care according to procedure. Assists with orientation of new patients to the unit and inspects their personal belonging in accordance with Medical Center Memorandum as directed by the professional nurse. Performs enteral tube feedings (gastrostomy tube and naso-gastric tube feedings.) Gives individual care and attention to critically ill, emotionally unstable, and patients with multiple complex problems.

Demonstrates support of individual patient choices, dignity, autonomy, and preferred routines. (for example, allows patient to choose preferred bathing time, bedtime) Encourages patients to increase their physical and emotional independence by giving, directing, instructing, and supervising them in their care. Participates in developing the plan of care for individual patients during team conferences. Offers emotional support to the dying patient and/or family members.

Performs a variety of supporting diagnostic duties which includes taking, recording, and reporting to the team leader deviation in vital signs, collecting, labeling, and taking specimens to the Laboratory. Initiates CPR and/or Heimlich maneuver when such life-saving techniques are indicated. Observes patients receiving IV solutions for obvious infiltration of solution and/or low solution level in bottle and discontinues IVs at the direction of the professional nurse.

Assembles oxygen equipment, identifies amount of oxygen in cylinders when appropriate, and provides continuity of oxygen therapy as directed by the professional nurse. Uses principles of aseptic techniques to apply and remove sterile dressings as directed by the professional nurse. Assists with orientation of new patients and staff to the unit.

Demonstrates and maintains patient privacy, courteous, prompt, and helpful interactions in personal and telephone encounters with patients, visitors, and staff. Upon certification, performs 12-lead EKGs. Work Schedule: Multiple Shifts Available including rotating weekends/holidays. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (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 #: 613-25056-F, 613-25057-F, 613-25058-F Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized.

Requirements & 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/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $38547 - $62936/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-05.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.