Nursing Assistant: Inpatient Long-Term Care — Varied Shifts

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Bedford (MA); Sur place; USD 44 000 - 72 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Bedford VA Healthcare Medical Center in Bedford, MA is hiring a Nursing Assistant for the Inpatient Community Living Center - Long Term Care. This full-time position supports veterans with direct care, observation, and basic nursing tasks in a 24/7 unit.

Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. The incumbent will document care, participate in treatment planning, and ensure patient safety and comfort in a collaborative healthcare team.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• This is an open continuous announcement until January 15, 2027. Qualified applicants will be considered and referred as vacancies become available.
• Current and former Federal employees must 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 (Competitive or Excepted).

Responsabilités

• Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans; refers deviation to appropriate health care staff.
• Provides direct care for complex veterans and documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms.
• Responds to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personnel and administers tracheostomy care, including suctioning.
• Monitors and documents patient intake and output; performs nursing procedures within scope of practice per policies and procedures.
• Promotes resident independence, participates in Treatment Planning Meetings, uses equipment to support self-care, and supports infection control.

Description du poste

The Bedford VA Healthcare Medical Center in Bedford, MA is hiring a Nursing Assistant for the Inpatient Community Living Center - Long Term Care. This full-time position supports veterans with direct care, observation, and basic nursing tasks in a 24/7 unit.

Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. The incumbent will document care, participate in treatment planning, and ensure patient safety and comfort in a collaborative healthcare team.