WDVA Nursing Assistant Certified, Full Time-Perm (Swing), Washington Soldiers Home

State of Washington Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Orting (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Soldiers Home within WDVA seeks a Nursing Assistant Certified to deliver essential life quality care to veterans. Work schedule is 2:00 PM–10:30 PM, Wednesday through Sunday, based at the Washington Soldiers Home facility.

Qualifications include a valid WA Nursing Assistant license and OBRA status, with ability to lift 60 lbs and perform daily living activities and charting in EMR under supervision of licensed staff.

Qualifications

• Current valid Washington State license to practice as a Nursing Assistant Certified.
• Current active OBRA status.
• Must be able to lift 60 pounds and reach minimum 36 inches for repositioning.
• Must be able to push or pull, and move about—walk, sit, and bend freely during shift.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in resident care plans to improve life and safety.
• Records vital signs and data in electronic medical records; documents intake and output.
• Assists with therapies and treatments under licensed personnel.
• Provides daily living care including bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, and feeding.
• Responds to call lights and emergencies; assists RNs/LPNs as needed.

Job description

Nursing Assistant Certified

Full-Time - Permanent (Swing)

Washington Soldiers Home

Help us continue to fulfill our mission of ’Serving Those Who Served’ by providing essential quality of life care for our Veterans.

We are now accepting applications for a Nursing Assistant Certified at the Washington Soldiers Home!

Homes 24/7 facility differential:

Updated as of July 1, 2025: This position is eligible for “Supplement Basic Shift Premium” for 24/7 Facilities. Employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients, and/or clients whose duties are required to be performed on location will receive an additional one dollar ($1.00) per hour of supplemental basic shift premium for each hour of basic shift premium. This shift premium does not apply to overtime hours. The supplemental basic shift premium shall expire on June 29, 2027.

*This position has been posted within the assigned pay range through Step L. Step M has not been published as this is considered the longevity step, in alignment with state HR compensation rules.

Please note:

The work schedule will be Wednesday- Sunday from 2:00 PM- 10:30 PM. This position is not eligible for telework.

Here at the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA), we are passionate about our mission of ’Serving Those Who Served’. As a national leader in our advocacy for nearly 500,000 veterans and their family members, we strive to connect them to earned benefits as well as innovative programs focused on their overall health and wellness. In addition, we provide critical community services through a variety of programs, and at our four State Veterans Homes located in Orting, Port Orchard, Spokane, and Walla Walla. These locations provide Medicare and Medicaid nursing home care to Veterans, including, in some instances, their spouses, widows, or Gold Star.

Some of what you'll be doing includes:

• Actively participates in the resident’s care plan for the purpose of improving the life and maintaining the safety of each resident.
• Supports and encourages the resident’s involvement in decision making, regarding their daily activities.
• Accurately obtains and records vital signs and other resident data in electronic medical records, including documenting intake and output records. Completes charting daily.
• Observes and reports any changes in resident conditions to the Licensed Nurse. Documents any observations in the resident’s electronic medical record.
• Assists with therapies and treatment under the direction of licensed personnel RN.
• Performs daily living care activities including but not limited to bathing, dressing, grooming, hygiene, toileting, eating, assisting with monitoring/feeding of meals and nourishments encouraging liquids. Provides care in accordance with the specific needs and requirements of each resident as outlined in the care plan.
• Assists residents with positioning, transferring, and ambulation.
• Assists with therapies and treatment under the direction of licensed personnel. Assist with range of motion exercises.
• Perform basic nursing procedures such as applying anti-embolism stockings, applying creams or lotions to intact skin, etc, under the direction of the licensed nurse.
• Monitors resident’s equipment for any equipment failures. Notifies maintenance in the event a work order is needed.
• Utilizes Hoyer lifts, oxygen tanks, scoop stretcher, or special equipment as needed to perform resident care.
• Responds to call lights, internal and external emergencies, and facility codes; remedies situations within scope and alerts RNs/LPNs of alarms sounding. Initiates basic lifesaving procedures.
• Cares for resident’s personal clothing, belongings, and equipment. Receives and distributes resident’s personal laundry which may include washing, drying, folding and operating laundry machines.
• Adheres to infection control procedures. Dispose of contaminated waste as appropriate. Maintains clean and sanitary spaces in residences rooms and common spaces.
• Clean bedpans, washbasins, urinals, commodes, beds nightstands, over bed tables. Performs additional cleaning chores as assigned.
• Assists in the transportation of residents to include resident belongings, supplies, pharmaceuticals, x-ray films, equipment and specimens to and from various locations; assists patients to and from vehicles; stays with patients at destination until someone receives them; transports and prepares for use medical gas tanks such as oxygen and nitrogen.
• Assists in the orientation of new Nursing Assistant employees, students and other patient care providers to the facility.

Required Qualifications:

• Current valid Washington State license to practice as a Nursing Assistant Certified.
• Current active status on OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act).
  • Must be able to lift 60 pounds and capable of reaching a minimum of 36” using proper techniques for resident repositioning or access to supplies.
  • Must be able to push or pull with sufficient strength and walk, sit, and bend in an unrestricted manner during the entire workday.