Summary

Join us in shaping the future at the brand-new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center! We're seeking talented Allied Health professional to make a difference in Veteran care. In 2021 - Congress approved federal funding for a new Veterans Hospital in Tulsa which will be the first hospital to be built under the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016. This announcement is open until September 26 - 2025.

Duties

• Tulsa (James Mountain Inhofe VAMC) - https://youtu.be/3fMEu0iS7_Q?si=Y5RtGcnKKbJGxxk6 Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Learns to appropriately use the glucose monitoring machine to collect and document glucose readings for assigned Veterans
• Maintains positive therapeutic relationships with patients and families - demonstrating respect - communication skills - and empathy
• Begins utilizing observation skills for data collection - reporting - and documentation of patient/resident observations
• Under close supervision - assists with basic nursing care needs - including personal hygiene - physical comfort - nutrition - elimination - rest - activity - prevention of skin breakdown - and rehabilitation
• Learns and applies principles of proper body mechanics and safe equipment use to prevent injury to self and others
• Reports patient observations to the RN or other treatment team members and assists in documenting in CPRS
• Sets up patient care-related equipment and organizes routine supplies
• Assists with orienting patients/families to unit routines and policies
• Acts as a cooperative - courteous member of the interdisciplinary team
• Applies infection control principles and universal precautions
• Adheres to VA/Nursing policies - procedures - and standards
• delivers care in a respectful - non-judgmental manner
• Collects and reports patient condition data
• recognizes and responds to obvious changes and emergencies
• Provides care appropriate to adult developmental stages - offering input to the RN
• Reinforces patient education and participates in interdisciplinary care planning
• Accurately documents care activities - completes assignments - and reports completion or barriers to the RN
• Uses appropriate techniques/devices for lifting - moving - and transferring patients
• Supports psychiatric treatment programs and behavioral interventions as assigned
• Performs routine ADLs - comfort measures - skin integrity support - and collection of specimens
• Takes vital signs and monitors oxygen therapy and seizure precautions after training and competency validation
• Administers respiratory therapies such as turn - cough - deep breathing - and incentive spirometry
• Uses and monitors assistive devices for ambulation - feeding - and dressing - including walkers - canes - transfer belts - and dressing tools
• Assists with toileting - feeding (including at-risk patients) - and use of protective/restraint devices as appropriate
• Observes and reports behavioral changes (e.g. - aggression - sundowning - hallucinations - sleep disturbances)
• Recognizes and communicates barriers related to sensory deficits and disease progression
• Demonstrates safe transfer methods including pivoting - slide boards - patient lifts - and transport equipment
• Operates and maintains special care equipment - including beds - vital signs monitors - and geriatric chairs
• Applies noncomplex dressings - ostomy appliances - slings - splints - braces - and condom catheters as directed
• Performs oximetry and finger-stick blood glucose testing as trained
• Monitors and reports changes in IV/parenteral nutrition flow rates - gastric/intestinal tubes - and bladder irrigations
• Assists with initiation of behavioral management techniques - seclusion - and use of restraints according to policy
• Ambulates patients with or without assistive devices and provides passive range of motion as directed
• Participates in the safe application and care of traction and supportive devices
• Observes chest tubes and assists with respiratory support and monitoring as directed
• Performs other duties as assigned depending on area assignment and grade level
• Work Schedule: Full-time - All shifts are primarily Monday-Friday but may include rotating shifts on weekends and holidays
• Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases 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)
• Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual - based on prior [work experience] or military service experience
• 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) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Functional Statement #: 623-51133-A - 623-51134-A - 623-51135-A - 623-58323-A - 623-58324-A - 623-58325-A - 623-58344-A - 623-58345-A - -623-58346-A