Nursing Assistant - Geriatrics and Extended Care
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Nursing Assistant - Geriatrics and Extended Care

Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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Posted:
March 27, 2021
Location:
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Salary:
Open
Discipline:
Nursing Support
The Nursing Assistant position is located at the Coatesville VA Medical Center in the Community Living Center. The Nursing Assistant GS-3, GEC/CLC performs nursing procedures and duties on an assigned patient area using an interdisciplinary team nursing approach in providing holistic care. The NA observes, reports, and documents changes in patients' conditions. In addition, charting on each patient's medical record is done regularly according to set nursing and unit standards of care. The NA assists with Activities of Daily Living (AOL), the delivery of specialized nursing care and emergency care of patients as needed. He/she uses therapeutic communication to intervene with psychiatric, geriatric, and/or medical patients. The NA provides for the safety, whereabouts and welfare of all patients on the assigned unit. Follow-through by the NA on the assigned patients' treatment plans is necessary for continuity of care. The Nursing Assistant GS-4, GEC/CLC performs nursing procedures and duties on an assigned patient area using an interdisciplinary team nursing approach in providing holistic care. The NA observes, reports, and documents changes in patients' conditions. In addition, charting on each patient's medical record is done regularly according to set nursing and unit standards of care. The NA assists with Activities of Daily Living (ADL), the delivery of specialized nursing care and emergency care of patients as needed. He/she uses therapeutic communication to intervene with psychiatric, geriatric, and/or medical patients. The NA provides for the safety, whereabouts and welfare of all patients on the assigned unit. Follow-through by the NA on the assigned patients' treatment plans is necessary for continuity of care. The Nursing Assistant GS-5, GEC/CLC performs nursing procedures and duties on an assigned patient area and has special responsibilities with his/her patients, using an interdisciplinary team nursing approach in providing holistic care. The NA observes, reports, and documents changes in patients' conditions. In addition, charting on each patient's medical record is done regularly according to set nursing and unit standards of care. The NA assists with Activities of Daily Living(AOL), the delivery of specialized nursing care and emergency care of patients as needed. He/she uses therapeutic communication to intervene with psychiatric, geriatric, and/or medical patients. The NA shows concern for the safety, whereabouts and welfare of all patients on the assigned unit. Follow-through by the NA on the assigned patients' treatment plans is necessary for continuity of care. Work Schedule: All Shifts, including weekends and holidays (Day shift requires rotation to either evenings or nights); Confirm shift availability with the hiring manager at the time of interview. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Internal Number: 596400400
About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
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