Nursing Assistant - Inpatient Mental Health (2B) Part-Time

Total Rewards Major Duties: Assist or provide patients with personal hygiene, i.e., bathing, shaving, teeth brushing, nail care, hair combing, etc Provide patients with the appropriate level of assistance with activities of daily living, bathing, dressing, transferring, ambulating, feeding, and toileting Obtain blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and blood glucose (finger stick) and record them appropriately in the medical record. Is able to distinguish significant variances in vital signs and finger sticks and reports them to the responsible RNWeigh patients and record them appropriately in the medical record. Is knowledgeable about variances in weights and reports significant variances in weights to responsible RNAssist with/perform under the direct supervision of the recreation/occupational/physical therapist therapeutic and diversion activities for patients Answer call lights promptly and in person Assist during emergency treatment situations obtaining equipment as necessary and running errands as neededAssist in emergency situations including, but not limited to CPR as neededAssist the nurse/MD/NP during procedures/treatments as needed following appropriate standards and guidelines Complete all required Nursing Assistant initial and annual competency requirements Assist the team in reinforcing educational needs with patients Consistently follow the Plan of Care for each patient Perform one to one observation as assigned Maintain positive and constructive professional working relationships with patients, families, medical staff, volunteers, and co-workers Transport patients as assigned off the unit for various diagnostic and therapeutic interventions

Work Schedule: 7:00pm to 7:30am - OR - 11:00pm to 7:30amPay: 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) 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)