Nursing Assistant - Bonham Community Living Center B w/Recruitment Incentive (Bonus)

Veterans Health Administration; Bonham (TX); Vor Ort; USD 37.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Sign-on bonus

Paid time off

Parental leave

Child care subsidy

Federal pension/retirement

Health insurance

Zusammenfassung

The Veterans Health Administration's Bonham Community Living Center is seeking a Nursing Assistant to join the patient-care team supporting veterans across preventative, acute, subacute, and long-term care settings. You will assist licensed staff, perform basic nursing procedures under supervision, and help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.

The role includes glucose monitoring, charting, and contributing to care plans.

Qualifikationen

• Transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
• Education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment.

Aufgaben

• Assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventative, acute, subacute, chronic, maintenance, and hospice care.
• Learn to use glucose monitoring equipment to collect and document readings for veterans.
• Maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients and families, observe and report changes in condition, and participate in care planning.
• Perform nursing procedures within scope of practice and policy, including basic care tasks and equipment checks.
• Participate in patient care conferences and shift reports; support infection control and safety practices.
• Work 12-hour day or night shifts with weekends and holidays; may work other shifts as needed.

Jobbeschreibung

Nursing Assistant - Bonham Community Living Center B w/Recruitment Incentive (Bonus)

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

About the Position: This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies exist and may be filled from this announcement. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available. America's Veterans Need You!

Key Responsibilities

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional The Nursing Assistant functions as a member of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving preventative, acute, subacute, chronic, maintenance, and hospice care. The distinguishing factor is that patient/resident assignments typically involve more complex nursing needs which can vary within a range of predictable to unpredictable requirements.

Preferred Experience: Direct Patient Care experience Long-Term Care experience Acute Care experience Duties include but not limited to the below. GS-03: All duties performed will be completed under close supervision with appropriate training and competencies for assigned task. Will learn to appropriately utilize 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.

Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care simple dressing, application of braces and prosthetic devices. Becoming 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. Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc.

and acts accordingly within the NA's assigned role.

Performs nursing procedures within scope of practice and according to policies and standard procedures to care for the veteran for such procedures but not limited to: enemas, catheterization, colostomy care, skin care simple dressing, application of braces and prosthetic devices Serves as the unit safe patient handling liaison Functions as a member of the unit base counsel Manages distributed patient behavior and by appropriately intervenes and request assistant from other health care members.

Appropriately initiates basic life support, takes actions appropriate action. Work Schedule: 12-HOUR DAY OR NIGHT SHIFTS with weekends and holidays. May be required to work other shifts, be on call, work weekends and/or holidays as patient care and needs of the service require.

Should operational needs dictate, candidates must be willing to work within other units (including community based outpatient clinics, for example) to assist and support continuation of the provision of care/services. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Permanent 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 (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 Functional Statement #: 52804-F, 52871-F, 52795-F

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: If your school has changed names, or is no longer in existence, you must provide this information in your application. 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 $36766 – $60028/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-12-31.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.