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Community Living Center Nursing Assistant

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

This is a Nursing Assistant job at the Community Living Center, a 108-bed nursing home, at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Veterans Health Administration is hiring for 4 vacancies. The work involves daily hands-on care for older Veterans, and the shifts can include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

4 vacancies

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.

The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Applications are reviewed in order: current permanent VA employees at this facility first, then other VA employees, then all other applicants.

What you would do

  • Help residents with hygiene, comfort, eating, and bathroom needs.
  • Record observations and report changes to nurses or supervisors.
  • Check residents at set levels and report safety concerns.
  • Check blood sugar with a glucose machine and report abnormal results.
  • Set up and check care equipment such as oxygen and suction systems.
  • Help with simple dressing changes and other treatments ordered by providers.

Do you qualify for GS-3 to GS-5?

With experience: For GS-4, you need 1 year of experience as a nursing assistant or in another medical field, such as licensed practical nurse or hospital corpsman. For GS-5, you need 1 year of more responsible nursing care work at the GS-4 level, such as assisting licensed nurses.

With education: For GS-4, you can use 2 years of college above high school in nursing, health care, or a related field such as psychology technician training. For GS-5, you can use a bachelor's degree or 4 years of study that included 24 semester hours of health care courses.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Transcript if you use education to qualify
  • SF-50 showing current permanent federal status, if you are a current federal employee
  • DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference
  • Cover letter, if you choose to include one

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, using the online questionnaire. The VA will verify your resume, CV, and supporting documents, and missing or unclear information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower score.

Tips for this job:

  • Make your resume or CV clear and specific about dates, duties, and hours for each past job, since the VA will verify everything.
  • If you use education to qualify, attach transcripts from schools accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor.
  • Complete the full online questionnaire and upload all required documents before the closing time, because the application package must be complete.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time. Shifts may include 8- and 12-hour shifts, days, nights, weekends, and holidays. The supervisor and facility needs set the schedule, and flexibility may be required.

Incentives and relocation: A sign-on bonus is listed as authorized. Relocation expenses may be reimbursed under agency policy, but permanent change of station is not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment; refusal means no job
  • Selective Service registration for men born after 12/31/1959
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English
  • Background and security investigation
  • Online onboarding with acceptable ID; non-REAL ID licenses are no longer accepted
  • Must pass a pre-employment physical
  • Seasonal flu vaccination required unless a medical or religious exemption is granted
  • 1 or 2-year trial period
  • Physical demands include long periods of standing, walking, lifting, and bending

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
$37,148 – $60,652 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-3 to GS-5 · General Schedule
Location
West Palm Beach, Florida
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
4
Security clearance
Other
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Nursing Assistant (0621)
Announcement
CBTC-13103501-27-JA

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