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Nursing Assistant
Milwaukee, WI
Job Description
We are currently hiring for Nursing Assistants (full-time and part-time) positions on all shifts thru out the hospital.
If you are interested in applying for a Nursing Assistant position at the Milwaukee VAMC please send a copy of your resume and license to:
VHAMIWHRJobApplications@va.gov
About Us:
The Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (http://Milwaukee.va.gov) is a federal facility located on 245 acres on the western edge of Milwaukee and part of VA Integrated Services Network 12 (VISN 12), which includes facilities in Iron Mountain, Michigan; Tomah and Madison, Wisconsin, and North Chicago, Hines, and Chicago in Illinois. The Medical Center delivers primary, secondary, and tertiary medical care in 196 hospital beds, and provides more than 857,000 visits annually through an extensive outpatient program. The nursing home care unit of 113 beds offers geriatric programming and the 150 domiciliary beds are the focus of programs in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder care.
Duties Include:
Please look for us on Facebook and Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/milwaukeeva/
https://www.instagram.com/milwaukeeva/
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender
identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service,
or other non-merit factor.
If you are interested in applying for a Nursing Assistant position at the Milwaukee VAMC please send a copy of your resume and license to:
VHAMIWHRJobApplications@va.gov
About Us:
The Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (http://Milwaukee.va.gov) is a federal facility located on 245 acres on the western edge of Milwaukee and part of VA Integrated Services Network 12 (VISN 12), which includes facilities in Iron Mountain, Michigan; Tomah and Madison, Wisconsin, and North Chicago, Hines, and Chicago in Illinois. The Medical Center delivers primary, secondary, and tertiary medical care in 196 hospital beds, and provides more than 857,000 visits annually through an extensive outpatient program. The nursing home care unit of 113 beds offers geriatric programming and the 150 domiciliary beds are the focus of programs in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder care.
Duties Include:
- Assist patients/residents in the performance of activities of daily living, including bathing, toileting, and providing patients/residents with nutritional support.
- Perform basic restorative care including ambulation, and assisting with transfers. Appropriately use assistive devices for patient/resident transfer and ambulation.
- Obtain vital signs and specimen collections in accordance with established guidelines.
- Recognize and report changes in patient/resident condition, vital signs, input/output measures, and weights.
- Recognize, report, and address any safety hazards, errors, falls, injuries, equipment failure, or concerns with staff/patient behavior.
- Provide continuous protective observation in accordance with hospital guidelines.
- Understand basic body mechanics to ensure safe movement, transport, and positioning of patients/residents.
- Adhere to infection control policies and guidelines. Use universal precautions when performing patient/resident care.
- Activate emergency response system, and perform BLS measures until appropriate assistance arrives.
- Appropriately document/record observations and actions in the patient's/resident's medical record and/or on unit worksheets.
- Respond to patient/resident call lights or requests for patient/resident assistance in a timely manner. Consistently address patient/resident, family, and staff with courtesy and respect.
- Demonstrate effective communication techniques for patients/residents with dementia. Offer personalized care to patient/residents with dementia.
- Provide pre and post-procedural care including the reinforcement of patient/resident and family teaching provided by LPN/RN/MD.
- Health insurance: Choose from over 20 different plans
- If you retire from the VA, you may be eligible to carry health insurance into
retirement, for life - Thrift Savings Plan (401k): Contribute pre-tax or post-tax, with the VA making matching
contributions of up to 5% of your salary - Pension: Collect a pension on top of your 401k savings if you meet the eligibility
requirements - Flexible Spending Accounts: Enroll in a pre-tax account to save up to 30% on eligible
health, dental, vision, and dependent care expenses - Life insurance: Elect coverage on your life of over 6x the worth of your annual salary,
and up to $25,000 on the lives of any eligible dependents - Dental and vision insurance: Choose from 6 dental insurance carriers and 4 vision
insurance carriers - Long Term Care insurance: Help offset the cost of assisted living care, in-home care, or
nursing home care if you or an eligible relative experiences a debilitating illness or injury - The VA is a qualifying employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF), which forgives the remaining balance of qualifying student loans after 10 years of payments.
- Earn 4 hours of paid sick leave every 2 weeks. There is no limit to the amount of sick
leave that you can accrue. - Earn 4 hours of vacation leave every 2 weeks for the first 3 years of your Federal career.
Earn 6 hours of vacation leave every 2 weeks after that. After 15 years of Federal
service, earn 8 hours every 2 weeks.
Please look for us on Facebook and Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/milwaukeeva/
https://www.instagram.com/milwaukeeva/
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender
identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an
employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service,
or other non-merit factor.
Job Summary
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full or Part Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
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