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Community Living Center- Nursing Assistant

Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs

This job in plain English

VA Butler Healthcare in Butler, Pennsylvania, is hiring Nursing Assistants for its Community Living Center, a care home for Veterans. The job is full-time, with 8-hour shifts that include rotating weekends and holidays. It is an open continuous announcement with 5 vacancies, and the hiring grade may be GS-3 to GS-5.

5 vacancies

Can you apply?

Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.

  • Agency employees onlyOnly current employees of the hiring agency.
  • Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.

Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.

The job is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S., and the conditions say you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. The page also lists current federal employees of the hiring agency (VA) as eligible.

What you would do

  • Assists residents with bathing, hygiene, feeding, and walking
  • Takes and records vital signs and reports changes to the RN
  • Monitors bowel and bladder function and tracks food and fluid intake and output
  • Gives specified skin treatments, enemas, and non-medicated eye drops per policy
  • Documents nursing care in paper care books and electronic systems like CPRS

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

With experience: For GS-3, you need six months of general experience that shows you can learn Nursing Assistant work. For GS-4, you need one year of specialized experience as a Nursing Assistant or in another medical field, such as licensed practical nurse or health technician; for GS-5, you need one year of progressively responsible experience at the GS-4 level.

With education: One year of education above high school with courses related to Nursing Assistant work qualifies for GS-3. For GS-4, you need two years above high school with nursing, health care, or related courses. For GS-5, you need a bachelor's degree or a 4-year course of study with 24 semester hours of health care courses. A completed intensive training course of less than one year may also meet the GS-3 experience requirement.

How to apply well

What to send:

  • Long-form resume or CV showing your work experience, with dates and hours per week
  • Transcript, required to apply
  • Other items only if they apply, such as DD-214, SF-50, license, or performance appraisal

How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications, using the occupational questionnaire you complete online. Your application and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.

Tips for this job:

  • Upload your transcript with your application, since it is required even if you qualify through experience.
  • Describe your work clearly and specifically, with dates, hours per week, and duties, because the VA will not assume anything about your experience.
  • Submit the full application package before 11:59 PM ET on 12/31/2026, because it is your responsibility to make sure everything is in on time.

Good to know before you apply

Schedule: Full-time, 8-hour shifts, rotating weekends and holidays. Compressed or flexible schedules are not authorized.

Conditions of employment:

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
  • Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Must be proficient in written and spoken English
  • Background and security investigation
  • Acceptable ID required; non-REAL ID licenses not accepted since May 7, 2025
  • Pre-employment physical exam
  • Seasonal flu vaccination required, or approved exemption with a face mask
  • 1 or 2-year trial period

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
$36,466 – $55,178 per year
Pay scale and grade
GS-3 to GS-5 · General Schedule
Location
Butler, Pennsylvania
Appointment
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Openings
5
Security clearance
Not Required
Travel
Not required
Drug test
Not required
Supervisory
No
Occupation
Nursing Assistant (0621)
Announcement
CBSZ-13100694-27-TG

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