Nursing Assistant - Short Stay Unit

Veterans Health Administration; Lebanon (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Federal Pension

Health Insurance

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Lebanon, PA (Lebanon VA Medical Center) is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care across care settings, including acute and chronic conditions. You will document observations, assist with mobility, and support the healthcare team in daily activities under RN/LPN supervision.

The position emphasizes patient safety, independence, and adherence to care plans, with a schedule 3:00pm-11:00pm, weekends and holidays on rotation, and federal benefits

Responsibilities

• The Nursing Assistant may perform duties in outpatient, inpatient, home, or community living care and will care for patients with acute to chronic conditions.
• Documents care, observations, and responses on appropriate forms.
• Responds to subtle patient changes by contacting nursing staff and performs basic life support as needed.
• Assists with ROM, transfer, ambulation, and use of mobility devices under RN/LPN direction.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at Lebanon VA Medical center in the Nursing, Geriatric and Extended Care service line.

Key Responsibilities

The Nursing Assistant may perform theses duties in a variety of health care settings such as outpatient, inpatient, home, or community living care, acute, sub-acute. The Nursing Assistant will care for patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions.

Utilizes glucose monitoring machine to receive glucose readings for veterans refers deviation to appropriate health care staff Provides direct care for complex veterans Makes observations of subtle changes in resident's condition, i.e. behavior shifts, mood, skin coloring, appetite, etc. and takes action accordingly within the NA's assigned role. Documents care given, observations and responses on appropriate tools or forms.

Responds appropriately to subtle patient changes by contacting the appropriate nursing personal Administers complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning. Monitor and documents patient intake and output reports deviations timely and accurately Recognizes the residents' autonomy and promotes independence by means of respect, limit setting and individualized treatment.

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, monitoring of Works on small group activities with veterans/residents according to the patients/resident treatment plan.

Utilizes equipment to promote the veteran self-care, such as; lift equipment, Hydro sound Tubs, and Veteran/Resident Wandering System. Verbally provides patient information to the treatment team for inclusion in the veteran/residents' plan of care, 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.

Serves as the unit safe patient handling liaison Serves as preceptor and mentor to other NA's Orients members of the health care team to the units as appropriate 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.

Promotes the value of cultural transformation and Veteran-centered care to nursing staff in the community living center. Actively seeks Veteran choice in care plan participation and goal development. Offer suggestions to improve the Veterans activities of daily living (ADL) functions and quality of life. This would include suggestions for restorative or rehabilitative care.

Assist with ROM, transfer, ambulation, application of SCDs as delegated, use of patient lift/transfer/mobility devices, post fall use of hover jack, uses proper body mechanics, emergency evacuation sleds or devices. Under the direction of the RN or LPN, monitor bladder and bowel functioning, tracking of intake and output (I&O), and hydration. Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 3:00pm-11:00pm; every other weekend, every other holiday: Recruitment Incentive (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 #: PD05212F, PD05211F, and PD05210F 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 $39021 – $63710/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-01.

Who is eligible to apply?

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