Description du poste
Join the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and serve those who served! As a Nursing Assistant on the night shift at our West Los Angeles Community Living Center 213-2, you'll work alongside licensed nursing staff to provide preventive, acute, sub-acute, chronic, maintenance, and hospice care to Veterans with complex and varying healthcare needs.
PRINCIPALES MISSIONS :
Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Direct Patient Care Provides advanced assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), including hygiene, toileting, feeding, and mobility. Independently performs patient measurements, including vital signs, pain assessments, neurological checks, bladder scans, and oxygen monitoring. Performs non-complex procedures, including specimen collection and simple dressing changes, with minimal supervision. Assists with complex mobility, lift-equipment operation, weight-bearing support, and safe patient handling. Recognizes and promptly reports changes in patient condition. Safety, Infection Control & Environment Applies infection-control principles, including airborne, contact, and droplet isolation. Identifies environmental hazards and promptly escalates safety concerns. Participates in fall-prevention and skin-integrity programs. Virtual (Tele-Sit) Patient Monitoring Conducts remote patient monitoring using approved VA virtual monitoring platforms. Monitors for unsafe behaviors, including attempts to get out of bed, pulling at lines/tubes, agitation, and wandering. Provides voice redirection through the tele-sit system when appropriate. Notifies bedside staff of safety concerns requiring in-person intervention. Documents observations according to unit policy. Ensures equipment readiness, camera positioning, privacy, and confidentiality. Clinical & Technical Support Collects, labels, and processes routine specimens (urine, stool, sputum) per policy. Provides basic wound care support, including simple dressing changes, under licensed staff direction. Assists with specialized equipment, including telemetry, oxygen therapy, and suction equipment. Supports patient transport to procedures and continuity of observation. Accurately documents patient care in electronic health records. Admissions, Transfers & Discharges Assists with admissions by obtaining vital signs, orienting patients, and providing basic instruction. Inventories, secures, and transfers patient belongings appropriately. Supports discharges by escorting patients, coordinating transport, and assisting with final ADL needs. Provides timely reports to unit staff, charge nurses, Patient Safety, and Flow Coordinators. Collaborates with Nursing Leadership and interdisciplinary teams in clinical and administrative workflows. Advises bedside teams when monitoring identifies patterns requiring intervention, including restlessness or repeated unsafe actions. Documentation Records monitoring activities, behavioral observations, interventions, and escalation steps in the EHR. Documents interruptions, equipment malfunctions, and changes in patient risk per Virtual Monitoring guidelines. Professional Judgment Demonstrates situational awareness while monitoring multiple patients. Applies VA de-escalation and therapeutic communication strategies. Identifies when virtual monitoring is insufficient and recommends bedside sitters or environmental changes. Communication/Teamwork/Coordination Communicates effectively with RNs, LVNs, physicians, therapists, social workers, and administrative staff. Participates in interdisciplinary huddles and nursing-administration workflows. Coordinates with Nursing Leadership and interdisciplinary teams to address patient care and safety needs. Work Schedule: Night Shift, 7:30pm -8:00am, May include Weekends and or Holidays. Compressed/Flexible: Available Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases