Nursing Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This job is a Nursing Assistant position at the East Orange, NJ VA Medical Center, part of the Veterans Health Administration. The assistant helps Veterans with daily living and care under the direction of a licensed health care provider. It is a full-time night shift with one vacancy, and the job is permanent.
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.
The job is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. It is open to the public, and also to current federal employees.
What you would do
- Help Veterans with daily living activities and care under a licensed provider's direction
- Report patient observations to the RN and the treatment team
- Check blood glucose readings and report any abnormal results
- Provide complete tracheostomy care, including suctioning
- Document care, observations, and intake and output accurately
- Protect patient privacy and follow safety and equipment procedures
Do you qualify for GS-3 to GS-5?
With experience: You need 6 months of general experience that shows you can learn the skills of a Nursing Assistant. For GS-4, you need 1 year of specialized 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 experience at the GS-4 level that is directly related to the work.
With education: One year of education above high school with courses related to Nursing Assistant work can qualify you. Completing an intensive training program of less than one year as a Nursing Assistant can also qualify you. For GS-4, two years above high school in nursing, health care, or a related field is needed. For GS-5, a 4-year bachelor's degree that includes 24 semester hours of health care courses, or a bachelor's degree, is needed.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
- Transcript, if you use education to qualify
- SF-50, if you are a current or former federal employee
- DD-214, if it applies to your eligibility
- Disability letter (Schedule A or VA), if it applies to you
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications listed in the announcement. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, and errors or missing information can lower your rating or make you ineligible.
Tips for this job:
- Be clear and specific about your experience, because the VA will verify it and will not assume details.
- If you use education to qualify, send a transcript from an accredited school.
- The 2-page resume limit does not apply to this job, so a long-form resume or CV is fine.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time night shift, 7:00pm to 7:30am.
Incentives and relocation: Relocation expenses are not reimbursed, and no recruitment or retention incentives are listed. The announcement lists benefits such as paid leave, parental leave, a child care subsidy, a federal pension, and a 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions from the VA.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship required
- 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
- Online onboarding with a REAL ID-compliant form of identification
- Must pass a pre-employment physical evaluation
- Must get the seasonal flu vaccine or an approved exemption
- 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
- $39,614 – $64,678 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-3 to GS-5 · General Schedule
- Location
- East Orange, New Jersey
- 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
- CBTE-13103002-27-CM
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