Nursing Assistant – Community Living Center
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This Nursing Assistant job is at the Saint Cloud VA Medical Center in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, part of the Veterans Health Administration. You would work in the Community Living Center, which gives nursing home level care to Veterans, including help with daily activities and medical care. The announcement is open continuous, with few vacancies, and the work uses rotating day, evening, and night shifts.
It may close early. This is an open continuous announcement, and eligible applicants are referred at regular intervals, so the job may be filled before the closing date.
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.
Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The agency says current permanent VA employees, current permanent federal employees of other agencies, and all U.S. citizens may apply, and Veterans' preference does not apply.
What you would do
- Provide personal care such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Help residents move, turn, position, and walk safely.
- Serve meals, help with feeding, and track food and fluid intake.
- Take vital signs such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen level.
- Report changes in a resident's physical or emotional condition to nursing staff.
- Check skin for pressure injuries and document all care given.
Do you qualify for GS-3 to GS-5?
With experience: Six months of general work experience that shows you can learn nursing assistant skills qualifies you for GS-3. One year of nursing assistant or related medical work, such as LPN or hospital corpsman, qualifies you for GS-4. For GS-5, you need one year of progressively responsible experience at the GS-4 level, such as nursing care in long-term or community living settings.
With education: One year of education above high school with courses related to nursing assistant work meets the basic requirement. For GS-4, two years above high school in nursing, health care, or a related field qualifies. For GS-5, a bachelor's degree or four years of study with 24 semester hours of health care courses qualifies.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Basic life support (BLS) certification, which you must obtain and keep
How to apply well
What to send:
- Standard one-page Clinical Resume from the announcement link, uploaded in the Resume field
- Full resume or CV with no page limit, uploaded in the Other field
- Transcripts if you use education to qualify
- Proof of enrollment if you are still in school and not yet qualified
- Written responses to the KSAs in a supplemental document (strongly recommended for GS-4 and GS-5)
How you will be rated: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, and the VA will verify what you submit. Missing required information may make you ineligible or lower your rating. For GS-4 and GS-5, you must clearly show the required knowledge, skills, and abilities in your resume or KSA responses.
Tips for this job:
- Download the one-page Clinical Resume from the link and upload it in the Resume field. Put your full resume in the Other field.
- Describe your work with dates and hours per week. The VA will not assume details about your experience.
- If you use education to qualify, upload transcripts showing your name, school, program, total credits, and date conferred.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time or part-time. Rotating day, evening, and night shifts, Sunday through Saturday. Rotating weekends and holidays required.
Incentives and relocation: Shift differential of 10% of basic pay for regular hours between 6pm and 6am, weekend premium of 25%, and holiday pay of 2 times the basic hourly rate. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance are not authorized.
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
- REAL ID-compliant identification required for onboarding
- Pre-employment physical examination
- Must obtain and maintain BLS certification
- Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption required
- 1 or 2-year trial period
- Standing, walking, bending, and lifting required
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
- $41,986 – $68,551 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-3 to GS-5 · General Schedule
- Location
- Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Multiple Schedules
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- FEW
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Nursing Assistant (0621)
- Announcement
- CBSY-13101437-27-SH
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