Veterans Care Nursing Assistant — Night Shift & Benefits

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Federal health insurance

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ East Orange VA Medical Center seeks a Nursing Assistant to support daily living activities and participate in patient care under a licensed provider.

Your duties include engaging patients in group activities, assisting with care and equipment, reporting observations to the RN, and helping maintain a therapeutic environment while protecting patient privacy. Salary range $39,614–$64,678 per year.

Qualifications

• Transcript must be submitted if qualifications are based on education.
• Education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education may be used to qualify.
• Foreign education requires a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.

Responsibilities

• Engage in group activities and therapeutic groups.
• Learn proper body mechanics and use patient care equipment safely.
• Report patient observations to the RN or treatment team.
• Set up patient care equipment and arrange routine supplies.
• Assist with orienting patients and families to unit routines.
• Protect patient privacy and maintain confidential information.
• Utilize glucose monitoring machine and report deviations.
• Provide direct care and observe changes in patient condition.
• Document care, observations, and responses.
• Administer tracheostomy care, including suctioning.

Skills

Patient care

Observation & reporting

Team collaboration

Glucose monitoring

Privacy & confidentiality

Education

Transcript required if education used

Certificate of Foreign Equivalency for foreign education

Tools

Glucose monitoring equipment

Job description

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ East Orange VA Medical Center seeks a Nursing Assistant to support daily living activities and participate in patient care under a licensed provider.

Your duties include engaging patients in group activities, assisting with care and equipment, reporting observations to the RN, and helping maintain a therapeutic environment while protecting patient privacy. Salary range $39,614–$64,678 per year.