Nursing Assistant (Rehabilitation)
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This is a full-time Nursing Assistant job at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System in Palo Alto, California. The Nursing Assistant works on the nursing care team and helps licensed nurses care for Veterans, including daily personal care. The job is a 12-hour night shift with rotating weekends and holidays, and it closes early once 50 applications are received.
It may close early. This job will close when 50 applications are received, which may happen before the stated closing date.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
This job is open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. It is also open to current federal employees of the hiring agency.
What you would do
- Help patients with bathing, grooming, toileting, dressing and eating.
- Help patients move, change position and walk safely.
- Watch patient behavior and report changes to the registered nurse.
- Follow safety and infection control rules at all times.
- Help prevent pressure sores and skin damage.
Do you qualify for GS-3 to GS-5?
With experience: Six months of general experience that shows you can learn nursing assistant work qualifies you for GS-3. For GS-4, you need one year of specialized experience as a nursing assistant or in another medical field, such as practical nurse or health technician; for GS-5, you need one year of progressively more responsible experience at the GS-4 level.
With education: One year of college courses related to nursing assistant work can qualify you for GS-3, and so can an intensive job-related training course of less than one year. Two years of college with health-related courses qualifies for GS-4. A bachelor's degree, or a 4-year program with 24 semester hours of health-care courses, qualifies for GS-5. Education must come from a school accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or CV (the 2-page resume requirement does not apply)
- Transcript, if you qualify through education
- Cover letter, license or professional certification, if they apply to you
- SF-50, if you are a current or former federal employee
- DD-214 showing dates and character of service, if you claim veterans' preference
- SF-15 with proof, if you are a disabled veteran or other 10-point preference eligible
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your online questionnaire, resume and supporting documents. The agency verifies your information and may run reference checks. Errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
Tips for this job:
- Describe each past job clearly with dates and duties, because the agency will not assume your experience.
- If you use education to qualify, attach official transcripts from an accredited school.
- Make sure you can work a 12-hour night shift with rotating weekends and holidays before you apply.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time. 12-hour shift from 7:30pm to 8:00am, with rotating weekends and holidays.
Incentives and relocation: None. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized, and Permanent Change of Station is not authorized.
Conditions of employment:
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
- Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English
- Background and security investigation
- Pass a pre-employment physical evaluation
- Seasonal influenza vaccination required, or an approved exemption
- Acceptable ID required; non-REAL ID driver's licenses not accepted since May 7, 2025
- 2-year trial period
- Excepted service job; does not confer competitive status
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $48,489 – $79,168 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-3 to GS-5 · General Schedule
- Location
- Palo Alto, California
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Nursing Assistant (0621)
- Announcement
- CBSW-13095271-27-CA
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