Nursing Assistant- Surgical

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Long Beach (CA); In loco; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Nursing Assistant (NA) at the Long Beach VA Healthcare System provides basic nursing support within the Surgery Service, working under RN/LPN supervision. Eligibility includes basic requirements such as citizenship, English proficiency, and meeting education/experience standards.

Applicants may be referred or tentatively selected before all requirements are met, per VA policy. The role complies with GS-5 qualifications and emphasizes patient care, safety, and teamwork in a hospital setting.

Competenze

• Six (6) months of general experience or education/training above high school. (as per basic requirements)
• Completion of an intensive, occupation-related NA training program may meet the experience requirement
• Grandfathering Provision may apply for eligible current VA employees

Conoscenze

Nursing care support

Communication skills

Emergent care awareness

Formazione

Six months general experience

One year education above high school with NA courses

Intensive NA training program

Descrizione del lavoro

The Nursing Assistant (NA) is assigned to the Surgery Service at the Long Beach VA Healthcare System.

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Experience, Education or Training: You must meet one of the following to meet the basic requirements for a Nursing Assistant (NA):
  1. Six (6) months of general experience. Experience must demonstrate the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills to perform the work of a NA; OR,
  2. One year of education above high school with courses related to the NA occupation; OR,
  3. Completion of an intensive, specialized, occupation-related training course of study or program of less than one year as a NA may also meet in full the experience requirements for GS-3.

May qualify based on being covered by the Grandfathering Provision as described in the VA Qualification Standard for this occupation (only applicable to current VHA employees who are in this occupation and meet the criteria).

Grade Determinations

In addition to the basic requirements for employment, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates.

GS-5 NA (Full Performance Level) (a) Experience. One year of progressively responsible assignments and experience equivalent to the GS-4 level which demonstrates knowledge, skills, and abilities that are directly related to the specific assignment. In addition, the candidate must demonstrate the professional KSAs in subparagraph (c) below; OR,

(b) Education. Successful completion of a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree that included 24 semester hours of courses related to health care or possession of a bachelor's degree; AND

(c) Demonstrated KSAs.

i. Ability to assist in the full range of nursing care to patients/residents with physical and/or behavioral problems in a hospital, long-term care or outpatient setting under the direction of a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse.

ii. Ability to communicate orally with patients/residents, families, interdisciplinary team and other personnel. This includes serving as a preceptor to new NAs by assisting with the coordination of their orientation and overseeing/assessing their practical experience while in a clinical setting.

iii. Ability to recognize and react to emergent patient/resident care situations and intervene while waiting for assistance. For example, recognizing need for basic life support, controlling bleeding and assisting with behavior crisis, etc.

Reference

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements

Work requires walking, standing, stooping, lifting, bending, pushing, turning, and at times carrying heavy loads. Must be able to utilize good body mechanics and have stamina to withstand stress.