Nursing Assistant

Summary Nursing Assistants in the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System are members of the nursing care team and assist licensed nursing staff in the care of patients/residents receiving outpatient care, home or community living care or other patients/residents who are in acute, sub acute or chronic states of illness. Responsibilities The Nursing Assistant (NA) GS-3 is the entry level nursing position; the Nursing Assistant will be provided opportunities to develop basic nursing skills in order to provide care to patients/residents with acute to chronic conditions in a health care setting. Individuals assigned as GS-3 NA's are considered to be at the entry and are monitored and closely supervised. The significant factor is that they provide care under close supervision and refer issues/questions to supervisors, higher graded NA's, or other healthcare professionals. The Nursing Assistant (NA) at the GS-4 level is considered to be at the intermediate or developmental level and is closel...

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