Nursing Assistants/Med Aides- PRN

Under general supervision of a licensed nurse, provides basic nursing care, administers medications, and applies treatments for the Eastern Nebraska Veteran's Home members within the scope of the Nebraska Medication Aide Act, State of Nebraska Nursing Assistant regulations, and Veteran's Affairs regulations; performs related work as assigned. 

4/8 & 12 hour shifts available: Days/Eves/Nights-Depending on current vacancies. Overtime may be required on occasion. 

Provides personal hygiene care for members, including but not limited to, toileting, bathing, dressing, shampooing, shaving, hair combing or brushing, and tooth brushing. Feeds members or assists feeding members to themselves. Answers member's call signals; responds to basic care needs and requests.Provides general nursing care of members, such as applying clean and dry dressings, performing decubitus care, and providing cold or warm applications. Lifts or transfers members from one position to another manually or with mechanical lifts. Turns and repositions members to prevent wounds from developing. Transports members throughout the Home via wheelchair, provides members with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed. Administers medication and observes members for adverse medication reactions.Maintains a safe and sanitary living environment for members by removing soiled and wet bedding, making beds, laundering member clothing, and locking up cleaning supplies.Completes paperwork regarding the charting of member care and treatment such as recording vital signs, appetite observations, flow sheets, restraint sheets and member transfers.Assists in evaluating member's needs and makes recommendations to supervisors regarding the planning of individual care and re-motivation of members.Escorts members to locations on or off the Veterans' Home campus.Aids in planning member treatment care and assists in overseeing the activities of the members.Evaluates and report behavior, symptoms of illness and progress of members to appropriate nursing supervisor staff.Attends in-service training classes and participates in on-the-job training programs to acquire knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for continued employment. 

REQUIREMENTS: Be at least 18 years of age, completed a state approved 76 hour nurse aide training course and competency evaluation program, and be listed on the Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry. 

OTHER: Must pass background checks and complete pre-employment Drug and Health Screenings.

Knowledge of: principles and processes for providing customer and personal services; Nebraska Medication Aide Act, medication administration and adverse medication reactions; regulations governing nursing assistants; practices and principles of providing basic nursing assistance; infection control practices; HIPAA regulations; abuse and neglect identification and prevention; safety principles; privacy and dignity principles.Skill in: providing basic nursing assistance, administering medications; developing positive relationships with others.Ability to: recognize adverse medication reactions and take appropriate action; follow oral and written instructions in exact detail; lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally and push/pull occasionally up to 75 lbs. on a daily basis; frequently bend at the waist and neck and frequently twist at the waist and walk or stand up to 90% of the shift; interact with members and others in a positive manner and be flexible to meet changing demands of the job; lift, turn and/or repositions members as needed.