Nursing Assistant

Summary The Nursing Assistant (NA) for Inpatient Geriatric Services (IPG) is assigned to the Office of the Chief Nurse Executive at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, IL. FHCC is a VA and DoD dully integrated healthcare center providing care services to Veterans Active-Duty military personnel, and their beneficiaries, including outpatient pediatric services. FHCC is a level 1C interdisciplinary teaching facility. Responsibilities The Nursing Assistant GS-05 are considered to be at the full performance level. The incumbent at this grade level functions as a member of the nursing care team, able to mentor other members of the care team in the care of residents receiving long-term care or acute, sub-acute, or chronic states of illness. Care is individualized to each resident, and the resident is a participant in his or her own care in whatever way possible. Attention is paid to ensure that care meets the age-appropriate, gender-appropriate, cultural, ...